{"id":990479,"date":"2022-03-21T09:09:13","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T09:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eu.constantiaglen.com\/?post_type=weinbeschreibung&p=990479"},"modified":"2022-03-29T09:45:40","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T09:45:40","slug":"2018-constantia-glen-five","status":"publish","type":"weinbeschreibung","link":"https:\/\/eu.constantiaglen.com\/en\/weinbeschreibung\/2018-constantia-glen-five\/","title":{"rendered":"2018 Constantia Glen FIVE"},"content":{"rendered":"
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2018 Constantia Glen FIVE<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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A carefully crafted blend of 30% Cabernet Franc, 22% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot, 16% Petit Verdot and 10% Malbec, matured for 19 months in 75% new and 25% second-fill 225 litre French oak barrels. Following barrel maturation, the wine only received a very light filtration before making its way into bottle on 21 January 2020. With no fining agents used during the production of this wine, a harmless sediment may occur during maturation in the bottle. This is truly a stunning vintage of the Constantia Glen FIVE, which we hope will continue to age and\ndevelop beautifully in bottle, and it should easily do so for 12 to 15 years under ideal cellaring\nconditions.<\/p>

Alcohol:<\/strong> 14,5%
Residual sugar:<\/strong> 2,2 g\/l
pH:<\/strong> 3,55
Titratable Acidity:<\/strong> 5,5 g\/l
Volatile acidity:<\/strong> 0,66 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.<\/p>

The slow and long ripening allowed for the slow\naccumulation of sugars, and grapes that retained phenomenal acidity right up until picking. Our estate vineyards showed remarkable buffering capacity and the 2018 vintage has delivered extremely elegant and refined red wines with great richness, texture, aromatic purity, and persistent, mouth-coating tannins.\u00a0<\/p>

The wines also have great structure and acidity, which will allow for superlative bottle-ageing. The 2018 harvest was quite late, commencing with the first blocks of Merlot and Malbec on 26 March 2018, and we picked the red varieties over 4 weeks with the last block of the Cabernet Sauvignon coming into the winery on 18 April 2018.<\/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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Bright aromas of ripe blackcurrant, juicy plums and fragrant dried herbs. This first impression is\nunderpinned by a multitude of savoury notes that demand further exploration. Graphite, cedar\nand floral aromas start emerging from the glass, and finally once the whirling liquid comes to\nrest; the bouquet concludes with hints of violet, cassis and wild fynbos florae.<\/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 has a dramatic entry as one consumes the concentrated dark fruit flavours that were evident on the nose, but the mid-palate displays fantastic balance between refinement and power. The textbook ripening conditions of the vintage combined with meticulous attention to extraction- and maturation methods in the cellar, have led to a compellingly structured wine with excellent freshness and depth. The delicious, fine-grain tannins provide a structured backbone and incredible mouth-coating texture. The wine comes across as tightly wound in its\nyouth with enormous ageing potential. The ever-present Constantia freshness provides for a\nlong, lingering finish that will have you beckoning for another sip.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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