Description
For centuries, Vin de Constance has stood as a symbol of South Africa’s winemaking heritage, enchanting kings, emperors, and icons from Napoleon and Frederick the Great to Jane Austen and Nelson Mandela. Once coveted above Yquem and Tokaji, this legendary sweet wine, born in 1685 on the Constantiaberg slopes, embodies timeless elegance and refinement, with an iconic status and taste that remain as exceptional today as it was centuries ago.
Bright and yellow gold in colour. The nose is layered with complex flavours of Seville marmalade, ginger spice and grapefruit. A rich and luxurious mouthfeel, the wine is full bodied, fresh and vibrant. The palate is balanced showcasing a perfect harmony between salinity, acidity, spice and sweetness.
The 2018 vintage of Vin de Constance was a textbook with cold weather. 21 different batches were harvested, starting early February, bringing in grapes with higher acidity, and continuing until mid-April, bringing in grapes with more maturity and flavour. This wine was aged for 3 years in a combination of 50% new French oak barrels, a small amount of acacia barrels, as well as large format foudres before final blending and then bottling.
100% Muscat de Frontignan.
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