Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art and South African Fine Wine
Live Virtual Auction, 26 - 28 July 2020
Wine
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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!
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Critics Ratings
'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. Drink now through 2020.' - James Molesworth, Winespectator.com, 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, 5* (2011)