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Klein Constantia Vin de Constance

Klein Constantia Vin de Constance

Sweet source of inspiration
Klein Constantia Vin de Constance
50 cl.
2021
96 Decántalo
95 Suckling
redeemGet €1.48 in Saldo Decántalo by buying this product
Details
14.00%
Alcohol 14.00%
Cape Town
Production area Cape Town
Constantia
Designation of Origin Constantia
Klein Constantia
Winery Klein Constantia
Contains sulphites
100% Moscatel de Frontignon
Varieties 100% Moscatel de Frontignon
10.0
Service 10.0
50 cl.
Volume 50 cl.

Tasting notes Klein Constantia Vin de Constance 50 cl. 2021

Sweet wine Aged in wood.

Style Klein Constantia Vin de Constance
Less complex
Very complex
Less sweet
Very sweet
Pairing
Sweet desserts, Fruity desserts

About Klein Constantia Vin de Constance

Klein Constantia is a barrel-aged sweet red wine made from the Muscat de Frontignon variety by the Klein Constantia winery in Cape Town, South Africa.

Founded in 1685 by Simon van der Stel, the Cape’s first governor, Klein Constantia is a prestigious South African winery located in Cape Town. A wonderful location overlooking the Constantia valley and False Bay with 146 hectares of vineyards among ancient trees and lush vegetation. The winery is particularly famous for making Vin de Constance, the sweet wine that was a favourite among European aristocracy in the eighteenth century. Production restarted in 1986, underlining its ancient prestige.

Klein Constantia Vin de Constance comes from vineyards overlooking the sea, planted on granite soils and constantly ventilated by the sea breeze. Members of the World Wide Fund for Nature, WWF, the vineyards are worked respectfully to allow cultivation alongside conservation. When the grape reaches optimum ripeness, it is selected and harvested manually.

To make the Klein Constantia Vin de Constance wine, each batch of grapes is kept separate. The riper berries with good acidity are separated and then there are the raisins for sugar concentration. 50% of the wine ages in 500L barrels and 50% in French oak foudres for 36 months with its lees. Finally the different wines are mixed and spend 6 more months resting before being bottled.

Klein Constantia Vin de Constance is one of the most emblematic wines of South Africa. An extraordinary sweet wine with more than 300 years of history that became inspiration for great 19th-century authors like Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, Klopstock and Baudelaire.
2018 The Vin de Constance 2018 is an olfactory delight, a sweet wine whose bouquet reveals a delightful complexity: Seville orange marmalade and citrus hints reminiscent of grapefruit, intertwined with undertones of ginger. On the palate, it is silky, with a charming sweetness that develops through a balanced acidity, lending it a refreshing character. The finish is pleasing and enduring, with a subtle saline and astringent quality—a true pleasure!
2016 Klein Constantia Vin de Constance 2016 is a complex sweet wine with an intense nose of orange aromas, a herbal background and spicy notes. On the palate it is unctuous with lovely flavours of mango, vanilla and citrus. A concentrated, balanced wine with a very pleasant finish that can rest for 200 or 300 years in the bottle.
2021
95 Suckling
2020
96 Suckling
2019
97 Suckling
2018
98 Suckling
96 Parker
2016
96 Suckling

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