Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art and South African Fine Wine

Live Virtual Auction, 26 - 28 July 2020

Wine

Sold for

ZAR 18 760
Lot 60
  • Klein Constantia; Vin de Constance; 2006; 6 (1 x 6); 500ml


Lot Estimate
ZAR 12 000 - 14 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 18 760
Delivery
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About this Item

2006 Vin de Constance
6 (1 x 6) 500ml

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

Wine Cellar Private Client

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)

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