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 7 500
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! Renowned for decades of aging potential, this 1991 was a firm favourite, even sampled by the world's most famous near-teetotaller Nelson Mandela.
Provenance
Private Client
Critics Ratings
'One of the Cape's few cult wines - justified as much as inherent individuality as its icon status with the British - UK visitors to the Cape can be identified by the number of cases of Constance in their luggage. " - Platter's SA Wine Guide 1996, 5*
'Part of a wine legitimately taking on icon status is that it should impress most times it is drunk and the Vin de Constance 1991 from Klein Constantia didn't disappoint yesterday. Deep brown in colour, it nevertheless had fantastic aromatics and flavour - dried flowers, mint humbug, caramel, mushroom, a certain loaminess. Intricate and wonderfully balanced - nothing obvious or aggressive about it. A special treat.' - Christian Eedes, Winemag.co.za 95/100 (2014)
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