Wine Composition
100% Pinotage
Awards
- TA | 90 (Tim Atkin)
- WS | 89 (Wine Spectator)
- National NWC Champion Double Gold Winner
- SA Wine Index PLATINUM
Winemakers Comments
The wine has an intense ruby red colour. Ripe red fruit like sweet strawberries and raspberries combine with black cherries and plums on the nose, while the delicate use of new oak adds a hint of cacao. The bold, ripe fruit flavours follow on the palate, and the fine tannin structure ensures a long, elegant finish.
Technical Analysis
Alcohol Percentage
14.27% vol
TA
5.3 g/l
pH
3.60
RS
2.4 g/l
Maturation
The wine then spent 14 months in 40% new French oak barrels, 20% in 2nd and 20% 3rd and 20% 4th fill barrels.
Winemaker
Name: Boela Gerber & Rudolph Steenkamp (assistant winemaker)
Winery
Commander Simon van der Stel of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) arrived at the Cape supply station in 1679. Estranged from his wife he arrived in the company of his children and sister-in-law, Cornelia Six. Back in the Netherlands van der Stel had gained a solid background in viticulture at his vineyards in Muiderbergh. There he learned the art of wine and brandy making which he was soon to implement here in the Cape.
The estate is today owned by the Groot Constantia Trust, an association incorporated under Section 21 of the Companies Act of 1973, which is committed to maintain and restore this national monument which is South Africa's oldest and best-known wine estate.
Constantia stands as a pinion of excellence for the wine industry and is an ideal example of the preservation of the cultural and historical heritage of the country.
It is a fully operational farm, one of South Africa’s most visited tourist attractions, where a wide range of quality estate wines are created and sold (seven days a week), and a variety of other attractions, including restaurants & museums make a visit an unforgettable experience.
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