Coastal Region
Swartland blends and Constantia's sweet Muscat under South Africa's Wine of Origin banner, tracked on the WineFortune index
- Producers
- 3
- Wines tracked
- 4
- Median 1y
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- In our shop
- 3
- Sub-regions
- 2
The Coastal Region is South Africa's flagship Wine of Origin region, curving around the Cape and taking in Swartland, Constantia and Stellenbosch. WineFortune tracks four wines here from three producers; three are indexed and three are listed in the shop.
Whites and reds are tracked in equal measure, all still wines under the Wine of Origin designation. From Swartland come The Sadie Family's Columella, a Syrah-led red blend, and Palladius, a Chenin Blanc-based white; from Constantia comes Klein Constantia's Vin de Constance, the historic sweet Muscat wine.
The WineFortune index median for the region stands at €166.67 per 75 cl bottle, built from WineFortune's own trades and listings over 90 days. Columella and Palladius each carry a median of €166.67, while Vin de Constance sits at €93.33. Critics average 97.3 points across three reviews, with a top score of 98, and the median drinking window runs from 2022 to 2040. The WineFortune Premium Selection holds two vintages from the region.
Facts
- Grapes
- Chenin Blanc, Syrah, Muscat
- Style
- Still whites and reds
- Designation
- Wine of Origin (WO)
- Climate
- Mediterranean, cooled by the ocean
- Drinking window (median)
- 2022–2040
- Index median
- €166.67 per 75 cl bottle
Bottles · 4 · highest score first · seller WineFortune
Every wine under Coastal Region, whichever sub-region or producer
WhiteKlein Constantia's unfortified sweet Muscat from the slopes of Constantia, the Cape's historic amber dessert wine reborn
WhiteKlein Constantia's unfortified sweet Muscat from the slopes of Constantia, the Cape's historic amber dessert wine reborn
RedThe Sadie Family's flagship red — Eben Sadie's Syrah-led blend from old, dry-farmed Swartland vines
WhiteEben Sadie's old-vine white blend from Swartland granite and schist, a Cape white of texture and quiet mineral depth
Producers
By the 90-day WineFortune index medianMedians are the 90-day WineFortune index per 75cl, ex VAT, built from WineFortune trades and listings. Wines without a trade or listing are tracked but not indexed.
Wines from Coastal Region
Questions
Which wines does WineFortune track in the Coastal Region?
WineFortune tracks four wines from three producers: The Sadie Family's Columella and Palladius from Swartland, Klein Constantia's Vin de Constance from Constantia, and one wine from Stellenbosch. Three of the four are indexed and three are listed in the WineFortune shop.
What does the Coastal Region index median mean?
The WineFortune index median for the region is €166.67 per 75 cl bottle, built from WineFortune's own trades and listings over 90 days. Within the region, the Swartland sub-region shows a median of €166.67 and Constantia a median of €93.33.
How do critics rate the Coastal Region's wines?
Across three reviews, the critics' average is 97.3 points on the 100-point scale, with a top score of 98. The median drinking window runs from 2022 to 2040.
What styles come from the Coastal Region?
All tracked wines are still wines under the Wine of Origin designation, split evenly between white and red. Swartland is known for Syrah-led red blends and Chenin Blanc-based whites, while Constantia is famous for its historic sweet Muscat wine.