2012 Klein Constantia Vin de Constance

The 2012 Vin de Constance has a lucid amber hue. Tangerine, orange peel and a touch of wet wool on the nose, becoming increasingly petrolly with time, this has verve and intensity. The palate is underpinned by a fine bead of acidity that cuts through its viscosity, barley sugar and quince, smooth and harmonious with an utterly seductive finish. I feel this is beginning to reach its plateau, but it has the energy to remain cruising at high altitude for a number of years. 96 points