Constantia Glen Three
| Vintage: | 2017 |
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| Winery: | Constantia Glen |
| Description: | 4 ½ Stars 2021 Platter's South African Wine Guide Usual merlot majority, with 31% cabernet franc, dab cab, puts 17 (94 pts)'s focus on plush red berries, but there's much more. Violets, milk chocolate, cigarbox (25% new barriques), tannins seamed through for ageing but ripe enough for current enjoyment. 93 pts Tim Atkin Mw 2020 The Merlot component has dropped back slightly from 2018, but still is the dominating part of the blend, with support of 48% Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon. Definitely one of the better Constantia reds, this is very much a cool climate style with cassis and capsicum flavours, fine tannins and subtle 25% new wood. 2021-27 92 pts Top 10 Prescient Cape Bordeaux Red Blend Report 2021 52% Merlot, 31% Cabernet Franc and 17% Cabernet Sauvignon. Matured for 17 months in French oak, 25% new. Red and black berries, dried herbs, oystershell and oak spice on the nose while the palate is medium bodied with fresh acidity and tannins that are starting to resolve nicely. A subtle, detailed wine. |
| Price: | $ 29.99 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
Available from Southern Hemisphere Wine Center
| Address: |
5973 Engineer Drive Huntington Beach, CA 92649 United States |
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| Telephone (toll-free): | 800-504-9463 |
| Telephone (regular): | 714-892-3030 |
| Fax: | 714-892-6930 |
First added to 1000 Corks on April 30, 2023.
