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2020 Constantia Glen, Five, Constantia, South Africa

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Cabernet Franc (28%), Cabernet Sauvignon (24%), Merlot (21%), Petit Verdot (17%), Malbec (10%)
Ready - youthful (Drink 2024 - 2033)
Neal Martin
92/100
Product: 20201357785

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2020 Constantia Glen, Five, Constantia, South Africa
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2020
Alcohol % 14.5%
Maturity Ready - youthful (2024 - 2033)
Grape List Cabernet Franc (28%), Cabernet Sauvignon (24%), Merlot (21%), Petit Verdot (17%), Malbec (10%)
Body Full Bodied
Producer Constantia Glen

Critics reviews

Neal Martin 92/100

The 2020 Five is a blend of 28% Cabernet Franc, 24% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Merlot, 17% Petit Verdot and 10% Malbec matured for 19 months in 72% new oak. It has quite a powerful bouquet with touches of wild mint suffusing the dark cherries, wild mint, blueberry and just a bit of pencil box. Fine delineation but quite backward. The palate is medium-bodied with a gentle grip and quite firm in structure, but it delivers a sense of elegance. 

With a dash of black pepper mixed with bay leaf towards the extended finish, this is a fine Bordeaux blend deserving of two or three years in bottle. NB In the future, Justin van Wyk mentioned that there will be a higher proportion of Cabernets in the blend as new plantings come on line.

Drink 2027 - 2042
Neal Martin, Vinous.com (Nov 2023)

About this wine

Constantia

Constantia

The historically important if tiny wine district of Constantia lies in Cape Town’s southern wards, and on the most southerly point of Africa, the Cape of Good Hope. It is most famous for its ancient dessert wine Vin de Constance, as produced by Klein Constantia estate. The cooling, south-easterly sea breezes make Constantia a natural site for Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon as well as Muscat.
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