2008 South Africa

Anwilka’s seductively smooth 2008 is a beautiful wine. With its gorgeous Syrah perfume (48%), sophisticated, cool Cabernet Sauvignon fruit (42%) and plush Merlot mouthfeel (10%), this is purity and concentration personified. Creamy raspberries and blackberries leap from the glass whilst the velvet-textured palate drips with supremely ripe tannins. No shy, retiring wallflower then; the 2008 is silky, rich and full of energy, yet imbued with the elegance of its illustrious French heritage. Delicious.

 

The 2008 Vin de Constance is a worthy successor to the extraordinarily rich 2007. The wine is a result of meticulous care in the vineyard, with pickers passing through more than a dozen times to collect fruit at differing levels of ripeness and raisinification to build the layers of this complex wine. The deep gold colour hints at the richness within, the lifted, intense nose of ripe apricots and tropical fruits beguiles, whilst the weighty palate carries through the ripe fruit notes of the nose, mingled with sweet clove spice and an unexpected savoury twist on the lingering finish that makes one want to take another sip. Powerful, yet not cloying, rich but elegant, this is one of the world’s truly great sweet wines.
Martin Hudson MW - Wine Buyer