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Homerun for all four Contantia Glen wines in 2020 Atkin Report

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Constantia Glen continues to bowl over overseas wine critics with all four signature Bordeaux-style wines breaking the venerable 90 point barrier in the highly respected Tim Atkin South Africa 2020 Special Report.

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๐—›๐—˜๐—”๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ก๐—Ÿ๐—ฌ ๐—–๐—›๐—”๐—ฅ๐——๐—ข๐—ก๐—ก๐—”๐—ฌ Theย Longridgeย Closย duย Cielย meaning "Heavenly Vineyard" wasย plantedย over 30ย yearsย by the esteemed John Platter.ย Producing intriguingly distinctiveย Chardonnayย  This ultra premium, single vineyardย Chardonnayย scored 95 points, wonย Chardonnayย of the Year 2018ย and Whiteย wineย of theย yearย 95/100ย Stellenboschย  Matured in French oak barrels for 11-12 months, bottled unfiltered and further left to mature for approximately a year prior to release The 2016 currently retails at R695 and is an excellent investment wine.
๐ˆ ๐ƒ๐Ž๐'๐“ ๐‚๐Ž๐Ž๐Š, ๐ˆ ๐ƒ ๐ˆ ๐ƒ๐Ž๐'๐“ ๐‚๐Ž๐Ž๐Š, ๐ˆ ๐ƒ๐Ž๐'๐“ ๐‚๐‹๐„๐€๐ But let me tell you what I like to drink. Felt great dressing up after a long time, my uniform of late is tights and t-shirts. (also, who am I kidding, I do cook and clean๐Ÿ™ˆ) _ _ _ ๐Ÿ“ท @justin_uncorked
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