Cape Heritage, Sweets & Fortifieds
Timed Online Auction, 5 - 17 June 2025
Sweets
About the SessionA rich offering of vintage wines that have stood the test of time.
ZAR 3 500
About this Item
The re-creation of the legendary Constantia wine made in the 18th and 19th centuries, sought after by Napoleon, the aristocracy of Europe, King George IV and King Louis Philippe and praised by Charles Dickens, Jane Austen and Baudelaire!
Provenance
Private Client
Critics Ratings
'Intense orange and reduced apricot coulis. Caramelised, rich, sweet and generous. Fresh, just. Caramelised aftertaste.' - Julia Harding MW, JancisRobinson.com, 17/20 (Mar 2013)
'This is gorgeous from the start, proffering sweet but precise tangerine, nectarine and clementine fruit flavors laced with date, orange blossom and green tea notes. Long and pure through the finish, with a lingering echo of bitter orange. The track record for this wine keeps getting better.' - James Molesworth, Wine Spectator, 95/100 (2012)
'Previewed last year, 2006 iconic dessert wine from unbotrytised muscat de Fontignan. 42 months oak (500L barrels, 20% new) melts into concentration of sweet mango, kumquat & glacé pineapple. Uncloyingly rich, courtesy tangy acidity. Stately successor to sleek & floral 2005 (4.5 stars).' - Platter's SA Wine Guide 2011, 5*
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