Vin de Constance

Foie gras on brioche with vendage tardive wine jelly.

The long, warm and dry summer of 2011 created ideal conditions for the raisining of our Muscat de Frontignan grapes whilst still on the vine. In these conditions we were able to harvest in numerous batches with each of them being harvested and sorted by hand.

The wine was aged in a combination of 60 % new French oak, Hungarian oak and French Acacia. It was left for a period of 3 years in barrel on the gross lees before racking out and blending, the wine then spent a further 6 months in tank before bottling.

These various pickings were kept separately, then blended together after a long fermentation to create and ensure the perfect balance of its key components; sugar, acid and alcohol.

Dating back to 1685 and described as one of the world’s most beautiful wine estates Klein Constantia is set amidst ancient trees on the upper foothills of the Constantiaberg with views across False Bay. The perfect location for cool climate wines Klein Constantia produces some of South Africa’s top wines including one of the world’s best natural sweet wines Vin de Constance.