South African & International Fine Wine
Live Auction, 14 September 2019
Session One
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 18 000 - 20 000
About this Item
Vin de Constance 1998
6 (1 x 6) 500ml
Renowned for decades of aging potential, the 1998 is a superb vintage with US Wine Spectator awarding it 93 points, one of the highest international scores for any SA wine at the time.
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Critics Ratings
'This dessert wine is loaded from the get-go, with mango, blood orange, smoke, persimmon, ginger, date and fig flavors, all on a burnished texture supported by well-imbedded acidity. Superlong finish. Gorgeous. Late harvest Muscat de Frontignan. Drink now through 2010. 1,049 cases made.' - Wine Spectator 93/100 (2003)
'RS 160 g/l, pH 3.5, TA 9.5 g/l. Vanilla pod, mixed peel, spiced oranges, cloves, raisins, thick and gloopy but with a whistlingly fresh finish from the acidity that keeps magnificent balance. The orange character is really pure on the palate, like tangerine slices - tangy and freshly-peeled.' - Richard Hemming MW, JancisRobinson.com 17.5/20 (2009)
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