Winery Leeuwenkuil Family Vineyards - Red Blend

Winery Leeuwenkuil Family VineyardsRed Blend

3.8
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Red Blend of Winery Leeuwenkuil Family Vineyards is a red wine from the region of Swartland of Western Cape.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Mourvèdre and the Viognier.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Red Blend of Winery Leeuwenkuil Family Vineyards in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of earth, spices or red fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Leeuwenkuil Family Vineyards's Red Blend.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Red Blend - 2012
In the top 100 of of Swartland wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Red Blend - 2010
In the top 100 of of Swartland wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50

The best vintages of Red Blend from Winery Leeuwenkuil Family Vineyards are 2012, 2010

Informations about the Winery Leeuwenkuil Family Vineyards

The winery offers 38 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is in the top 20 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Swartland in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Leeuwenkuil Family Vineyards is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 39 wines for sale in the of Swartland to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 7500 of of South Africa wines
In the top 400 of of Swartland wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
In the top 300000 wines of the world

The wine region of Swartland

The wine region of Swartland is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Sadie Family or the Domaine Sadie Family produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Swartland are Chenin blanc, Mourvèdre and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Swartland often reveals types of flavors of cherry, marmalade or cantaloupe and sometimes also flavors of chard, poire nashi or red cherry.


The wine region of Western Cape

The Western Cape is home to the vast majority of the South African wine industry, and the country's two most famous wine regions, Stellenbosch and Paarl. The city of Cape Town serves as the epicenter of the Cape Winelands, a mountainous, biologically diverse area in the south-western corner of the African continent. A wide variety of wines are produced here. Wines from the Shiraz and Pinotage">Pinotage grape varieties can be fresh and juicy or Full-bodied and gutsy.

News related to this wine

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The word of the wine: Ventilation

Aeration is the process of decanting the wine to oxygenate it and thus promote the expression of the aromatic range and the harmony of the flavours.

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