Winery Leeuwenkuil Family Vineyards - Shiraz

Winery Leeuwenkuil Family VineyardsShiraz

3.5
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Shiraz of Winery Leeuwenkuil Family Vineyards is a red wine from the region of Swartland of Western Cape.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).

Taste structure of the Shiraz from the Winery Leeuwenkuil Family Vineyards

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Shiraz of Winery Leeuwenkuil Family Vineyards in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with spices taste

pepper, white pepper

Wine with oak taste

clove, oak

Wine with earth taste

smoke, earthy

Wine with floral taste

violet

On the nose the Shiraz of Winery Leeuwenkuil Family Vineyards in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of cherry, clove or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, spices or oak.

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

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.75°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Humagne blanche

A very old grape variety grown in Switzerland (canton of Valais) and in southwestern France under the name Miousat (Louis Bordenave-2007). It is not related to humagne rouge. According to published genetic analyses, it is related to the colombaud and the chichaud.

Last vintages of this wine

Shiraz - 2018
In the top 100 of of Swartland wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Shiraz - 2017
In the top 100 of of Swartland wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Shiraz - 2016
In the top 100 of of Swartland wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Shiraz - 2015
In the top 100 of of Swartland wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Shiraz - 2014
In the top 100 of of Swartland wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Shiraz - 2013
In the top 100 of of Swartland wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Shiraz - 2012
In the top 100 of of Swartland wines
Average rating: 4.111110

The best vintages of Shiraz from Winery Leeuwenkuil Family Vineyards are 2012, 2013, 2017, 2015 and 2014.

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 5 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 greatest 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 3500 of of South Africa wines
In the top 150 of of Swartland wines
In the top 80000 of red wines
In the top 150000 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.

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The word of the wine: Generous

Full-bodied, rich and open wine, in principle with a good alcohol content but without excess (in this case the wine is said to be warm).

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