Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

8.9

Since @India Okoh was slaying it in Constantia visiting Klein Constantia, Groot Constantia and Eagle’s Nest Wines, I decided to find some aged South African wine to drown my sorrows.

Bought this on a whim. How often do you get a chance to 27 year old South African Bordeaux blend? Unless you know somebody probably almost never. We got lucky and found this in a liquor store in Johannesburg for R170.00 it around $11.00.

No seepage and capsule intact. The cork was a little depressed and no ullage issues. Upon opening the cork completely fell apart with a light brown edge and medium garnet core. Woody nose with a touch of black cherries, mulberries, cedar and damp spices. Solid acidity making your mouth pucker with a light plus to medium bodied. Aged palate with leather, dried cherries, cedar, damp forest floor and a tad tart in the medium finish. Very impressive for a 27 year old. Drink now. — 7 years ago

yan ho

9.0

with jon and ho family at Jonkershuis Restaurant in Groot Constantia Wine Estate, South Africa. July 2017 — 8 years ago

with Lam

Renee Pasman

8.9

Tasty and unique — 8 years ago

Martijn Butter

9.2

Lustrumwijn, maar bovenal eerbetoon aan Ruud. Prachtige wijn ook. — 8 years ago

Mark Cartland

9.0

Everything you would expect from this type of wine with the added pleasure of knowing you are tasting an important piece of South African wine history. — 10 years ago

Jerome Wagner

9.1

Qualité prix 💯 — 11 years ago

Oleg Lebedev

9.5

Вину 14 лет, а больше 5 не дашь!!!! Ягодный концентрат с легким налетом дорогого табака, но без всякого джема :) , вино гладкое , танины лёгкий шёлк, во вкусе оч ягодное, смородинка проскальзывает :) — 7 years ago

Sander Schaap

9.2

Klein huis, groot jaar, bizarre pq! 92-93p — 7 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.3

Vintage 2014 - impressive wine with beautiful balance — 8 years ago

Jilanne Doom

9.5

Absolutely delicious and smooth. Flavors of muted dark berries. — 8 years ago

Michael Flynn

9.0

Constantia wines used to only be on sale on a Thursday morning between 10 and 12 noon back in mid to late 1970s . I used to work Wed night to make sure I was in the queue. Great wines since 1685, this did not disappoint — 8 years ago

Lucien Matthews

9.2

Very slight fruity taste. Nice finish with mineral and crisp taste. Good blend bringing fruity flavour from semillon — 9 years ago

Martijn Butter

9.8

Altijd een groot succes in een blindproeverij. En ook Niels Verburg van Luddite vond het gisteravond een prachtwijn. — 11 years ago

Elizabeth Flynn

9.0

2015 vintage on May 28, 2018 — 7 years ago

with Michael, Catherine and 1 other

Andreas Seitz

9.0

Fruity on the nose, honeydew and melon, straw. Medium acidity, smooth taste. Refreshing taste of green apples, melon, gooseberries, and just a hint of oak. Great wine. — 7 years ago

Percy Mathebula

9.5

Super amazing...first tried this at the wine farm in cape town. — 8 years ago

Kristen Kondor

9.4

Delicious and very easy to drink. Smooth and full bodied — 8 years ago

Chris Van de Velde

9.2

2010 groot jaar en een grote wijn. — 8 years ago

Nonhlanhla Tshabalala

9.3

I have earned this. Chilling keeping warm. This helps — 9 years ago

Ruud Verhagen

9.1

still very enjoyable...!! — 11 years ago