The Winery Leaping Hound of Western Cape

Winery Leaping Hound
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of Western Cape.
It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Leaping Hound is one of the best wineries to follow in Western Cape.. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Leaping Hound wines

Looking for the best Winery Leaping Hound wines in Western Cape among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Leaping Hound wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Leaping Hound wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Leaping Hound

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Leaping Hound

How Winery Leaping Hound wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or shellfish such as recipes of pumpkin and bacon pie, casserons in the country style or seafood and mushroom quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Leaping Hound

On the nose the white wine of Winery Leaping Hound. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Leaping Hound

  • 0With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Leaping Hound.

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Viognier

Discovering the wine region of Western Cape

Cradle of South African wine. Signature Chenin Blanc (Steen, 20%) in ample, fresh whites with notes of quince, yellow apple, honey and acacia flower, from crisp dry to sweet. Sharp, iodised Sauvignon Blanc (Walker Bay, Constantia), balanced Chardonnay. Reds: emblematic Pinotage with roasted aromas (coffee, plum, smoke), firm Cabernet Sauvignon, spicy Syrah.

Fine Pinot Noir on the coast. Mediterranean climate cooled by the Cape Doctor, ~80% of the country's production.

The top red wines of Winery Leaping Hound

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Leaping Hound

How Winery Leaping Hound wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Leaping Hound

On the nose the red wine of Winery Leaping Hound. often reveals types of flavors of oak, spices or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Leaping Hound

  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Leaping Hound.

  • Cinsault

Discover the grape variety: Cinsault

Light, fresh reds with a clear robe, supple tannins and a tender mouth, featuring aromas of wild strawberry, raspberry, rose, peony and soft spices. The absolute pillar of Provençal rosés (Côtes de Provence AOC, Bandol rosé) to which it brings finesse and freshness, also a component of GSM blends in Côtes-du-Rhône and Languedoc. Also a single variety in South Africa where it is a parent of Pinotage. Historic southern French grape.

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Discover the grape variety: Viognier

Opulent, heady whites, rich and silky, with intense aromas of apricot, yellow peach, mango, violet, honeysuckle and musky, honeyed notes. Discreet acidity, creamy finish. Star of Condrieu AOC and Château-Grillet AOC, co-vinified in Côte-Rôtie with Syrah (up to 20%). Widely exported to California (Central Coast), Australia (Eden Valley) and Languedoc. A Rhône variety.