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2005 Klein Constantia Rhine Riesling Constantia
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2005 Klein Constantia Rhine Riesling Constantia

Producer: Klein Constantia
Style: White Wine
Grape Type: Riesling
Origin: South Africa
Region: South Africa

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87 Points | International Wine Cellar , March/April 2007

($15) Rather low-toned aromas of minerals, earth and resin. Juicy, dry and stylish but not at all austere. Light on its feet. This will go petrolly with age.

82 Points | Wine Spectator

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About South Africa

South Africa has produced wines in the area of Cape Town since the 17th century, but the country's significant place in the U.S. market is far more recent. During the era of apartheid, trade sanctions imposed on imports from South Africa kept these wines out of the U.S. and many other markets, with the effect that local South African winemakers had little incentive to produce wines that could compete in a global setting...
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Riesling

The Riesling grape may scare away some wine novices. In Germany, where the grape reaches its finest expression, labels hew to a rigid, abstruse set of classifications, leaving newcomers with little idea what they may be looking at. Furthermore, many wine drinkers' early experiences with sweet wines from Germany (think Blue Nun), have not been especially rewarding. We say that it's your loss if you continue to fear the...
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