2013 Klein Constantia Vin de Constance 500ml 6 Pack

96 POINTS

Neal Martin - Wine Advocate

The 2013 Vin de Constance Natural Sweet Wine was matured in 500-liter barrels for around 36 months. It has a beautiful bouquet with honey, quince, pressed yellow flowers and Mirabelle. It has wonderful definition and purity. The palate is very well balanced with a mellifluous texture and beautifully judged acidity as it just sashays along. It fans out on the finish with honey, quince, a touch of rhubarb and ginger, extraordinarily persistent in the mouth. Matthew Day, current winemaker, opined that he thought the 2012 would be the best ever, but the freshness might see it overtaken. This is awesome.

95 POINTS

John Stimpfig - Decanter

The 2013 Vin de Constance shines with golden luminosity, the heady, aromatic nose expressing scents of rose petals, mandarin, honey and citrus. Equally impressive is the broad, dense palate showing flavours of marzipan, tangy Seville orange marmalade, lychees, exoticly-scented frangipani and spices. This is gorgeously sweet (172g/l) and rich, with luscious lanolin texture, yet it’s in no way cloying thanks to the super-fresh acidity, which provides tension and allows the palate to finish clean and dry. Bold and beautifully balanced.

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James Suckling

Decadent and rich aromas of honey, apricot tart, treacle, caramel and dried white flowers. Very full-bodied with a dense palate of delightful fruit and wonderful sweetness. Long finish. Drink now or hold. Always fantastic.

94 POINTS

Wine Spectator

Ripe and unctuous, but steely too, with mirabelle plum, apricot, kumquat and quince flavors racing along, enlivened by green tea and ginger accents through the very lengthy finish. Muscat de Frontignan. Drink now through 2033. 2,000 cases made.

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Stephen Tanzer - Vinous

13.5% alcohol; 152.3 g/l r.s.): Bright light-medium gold. High-toned scents of orange marmalade, dried apricot, piercing herbs, spices, honey and marzipan. Viscous and thick (my fingers are sticking to my keyboard), with just enough acidity to maintain its shape and energy. Supersweet dried apricot and honey flavors dominate. Finishes with a bittersweet citrus edge, a suggestion of golden raisin and palate-staining length. Wonderfully concentrated, silky wine with energy.