Perth-based creative agency Manifesto Design was recently asked to design a striking label for a South African dessert wine.
St Leger Wines commissioned Manifesto's designer Luisa Rheinlander to come up with a glass bottle label, using wax, which reflected the wine's origins.
Le Marais is a naturally sweet dessert wine from Constantia in South Africa.
In the 18th and 19th centuries, the Constantia Valley was known for its dessert wines, which were consumed by aristocracy and highly sought after by royal courts throughout Europe.
Rheinlander's label pays homage to the elaborate and outlandish ornamentation of hair and clothing at the time.
“Wine tasting notes are often very descriptive, so the fruit and flowers depicted in the lady's head-piece allude to the perfumed floral notes and ripe fruit flavours that feature in the wine,” Rheinlander said.
“The Protea, the national flower of South Africa, also appears in the bouquet as a reference to the origin of the beverage.”
