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The Joubert Family Muscat d’Alexandrie 1800 is South Africa’s oldest living wine. Seven generations of the Joubert family have cared for the 115L barrel of Muscat for more than 200 years. The richly-sweet, solera-style wine is topped up every 5 years to replace the angels’ share. Sitting quietly in an underground cellar on the family farm, there been periods when the barrel was left completely untouched for decades, which adds to its unique style and incredible stability, according to current custodian Cobus Joubert. Topped up using only the best Muscat sourced from selected vines, the barrel has not been fortified this century. It was Neal Martin’s highest scoring South African wine upon tasting it and awarded it 99 points in Bordeaux 2011.