{"id":990465,"date":"2022-03-21T09:01:46","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T09:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eu.constantiaglen.com\/?post_type=weinbeschreibung&p=990465"},"modified":"2022-03-29T09:46:00","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T09:46:00","slug":"2018-constantia-glen-three","status":"publish","type":"weinbeschreibung","link":"https:\/\/eu.constantiaglen.com\/en\/weinbeschreibung\/2018-constantia-glen-three\/","title":{"rendered":"2018 Constantia Glen THREE"},"content":{"rendered":"
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2018 Constantia Glen THREE<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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This delicious three-way blend was carefully crafted from grapes grown on the estate. It\ncomprises 55% Merlot, 26% Cabernet Franc and 19% Cabernet Sauvignon and was matured\nfor 17 months in 30% new-, 50% second fill- and 20% third fill French oak barrels. The wine\nwas not fined, but only lightly filtered prior to bottling to subtly mellow the rich tannin\nstructure. This vintage shows the phenomenal structure and freshness that has become\nsynonymous to the Constantia Glen THREE, but also has excellent concentration. This means\nthat it can be enjoyed in its youth, yet it will certainly age and develop admirably for another\n10-12 years under correct cellaring conditions.<\/p>

Alcohol:<\/strong> 14,5%
Residual sugar:<\/strong> 2,4 g\/l
pH:<\/strong> 3,55
Titratable Acidity:<\/strong> 5,5 g\/l
Volatile acidity:<\/strong> 0,62 g\/l<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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2018 was really a fantastic vintage for the red varieties at Constantia Glen. The flavour of the\ngrapes at the time of picking was concentrated and intense with bright aromatics. Good winter\nrains in June and July of 2017 provided the ideal foundation for our dryland vineyards before\nthey embarked on a cool, yet dry growing season, stretching from September 2017 to March 2018, when the harvest commenced. The slow and long ripening allowed for the slow\naccumulation of sugars, and grapes that retained phenomenal acidity right up until picking.<\/p>

The 2018 harvest was quite late, commencing\nwith the first blocks of Merlot on 26 March 2018, and we picked the red varieties over 4 weeks\nwith the last block of the Cabernet Sauvignon coming into the winery on 18 April 2018.\u00a0<\/p>

Our estate vineyards showed remarkable buffering capacity and the 2018 vintage has\ndelivered extremely elegant and refined red wines with great richness, texture, aromatic\npurity, and persistent, mouth-coating tannins. The wines also have great structure and acidity,\nwhich will allow for superlative bottle-ageing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Youthful in colour with a dark, deep red core unwinding into a bright and lively garnet rim.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The nose of this wine has great expression with forthcoming red and black fruit aromas.\nFollowing these initial ripe fruit aromas, there is a complex collection of savoury notes woven\nwith lingering flavours of tomato leaf, blackcurrant, and cedar.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The palate shows great intensity and complexity of flavours with the dark fruit and distinct\nsavoury notes on the nose following flawlessly onto that first sip. The fine-grain, elegant and\nvelvety tannins really compliment the richness of the wine and promise great aging potential\nif stored under correct cellar conditions. This full-bodied blend has an earthy minerality and\nan inherent freshness that brings about a lingering, well-defined finish.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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