Vin de Constance Klein Constantia Estate South Africa 2018 Gift Box 50cl

【南非國寶級甜酒】

來自南非既殿堂級既天然甜白酒，酒莊前身Constantia成立於1685年，係一眾歐州皇室貴族既至愛，普魯士國王Frederick the Great係無憂宮藏有409支品牌甜白酒，而路易十六及Marie-Antoinette亦在凡爾賽宮藏有2,634支，數量仲多過路易十六既勃艮地藏酒總和，拿破侖被放逐去St Helena島時亦堅持每日飲一支Vin de Constance，臨終一刻亦要求再飲一杯，可見佢地有幾鍾意！

Klein Constantia係1824年因兄弟分家分拆成立，而大家今日飲到既現代Vin de Constance按照18及19世紀風靡貴族間既Constantia甜酒秘方釀造，獲獎無數，更係2015年成為英女皇伊莉莎白二世宴請中國國家主席習近平的國宴中，搭配甜品享用既甜酒。Vin de Constance 2009入選Wine Spectator’s Top 100 list頭十強，Vin de Constance 2013亦在Decanter World Wine Awards 2017贏得Best in Show大獎，葡萄酒大師Tim Atkin更多度在South African Report中，把Vin de Constance選為年度最佳甜酒，甜酒之王當之無愧。

Vin de Constance天然甜白酒100%以Muscat de Frontignan提子釀造，複雜而多層次，2018年份香氣豐富，包括甜橙果醬甜香、金銀花花香及少許薑味，入口醇厚，雲尼拿、芒果乾、柑橘果實、蜂蜜、杏桃味等相互交融，亦具有一定酸度平衡整支酒，極之討好！

TASTING NOTE BY WINE CRITICS

Bright, floral and fresh, the 2018 Vin de Constance Natural Sweet Wine presents a nose full of focused fruits with power and precision while possessing a beautiful balance of flowers and stone fruit aromas. Medium to full-bodied, the wine is not overly sweet but harmonious and seductively pleasurable. Bright acidity paired with a perfect sparring partner of succulent sweetness duel for attention before ending with a long, ever-evolving, spicy finish that has me coming back for more. I’m not spitting any of this out.

RATING BY WINE CRITICS

96 Points by Anthony Mueller, The Wine Adovocate, 2023