Steenberg Canvas Collection new releases

The Canvas Collection is the new name for a trio of wines from Constantia property Steenberg, so called to evoke a painter’s canvas and the skill required to create something of beauty – an idea as elegant as it is, perhaps, inevitable.

Blanc 2024
Price: R270
86% Sauvignon Blanc, 14% Semillon. Matured for nine months in barrel, 20% new. Soft citrus, peach, blackcurrant, dried herbs and white pepper on the nose. The palate displays dense fruit, creamy texture, big acidity before a finish that’s long and dry. Alc: 14%.

CE’s rating: 93 | Serious

Semillon 2024
Price: R320
From a block planted in 2007. Maturation as above. Soft citrus, peach, yellow apple, hay and white pepper. The palate is broad and smooth textured with moderate acidity and a gently savoury finish – well balanced. Alc: 14.74%.

CE’s rating: 92 | Serious

Nebbiolo 2024
Price: R360
Matured for 24 months in 500- and 600-litre barrels, 30% new. Red and black cherry, tomato leaf, cured meat, spice and a touch of earthiness Medium bodied but not underdone (alcohol is 14.5%) with fresh acidity and fine yet grippy tannins. Alc: 14.5%.

CE’s rating: 91 | Serious

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