The Winery Leopard’s Leap is one of the world's great estates. It offers 43 wines for sale in of Franschhoek to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Leopard’s Leap wines in Franschhoek among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Leopard’s Leap 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 Leopard’s Leap wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Leopard’s Leap wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of pork tongue with tomato sauce and pickles, oven roasted rabbit with mustard or milanese escalope (italy).
On the nose the red wine of Winery Leopard’s Leap. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, blackberry or tobacco and sometimes also flavors of vanilla, plum or leather. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Leopard’s Leap. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
The wine region of Franschhoek is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Anthonij Rupert or the Domaine Holden Manz produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Franschhoek are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Franschhoek often reveals types of flavors of cream, dried fruit or ash and sometimes also flavors of bell pepper, ripe blackberries or cigar.
In the mouth of Franschhoek is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 78 estates and châteaux in the of Franschhoek, producing 472 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Franschhoek go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).
How Winery Leopard’s Leap wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, spicy food or lean fish such as recipes of pasta with mussels, crab matoutou or haddock with curry cream.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Leopard’s Leap. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, cream or grapefruit and sometimes also flavors of tropical, citrus or apples. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Leopard’s Leap. is a with a nice freshness.
A very old grape variety grown in the Italian Piedmont. It has a great resemblance with the Freisa, which also comes from the same Italian region. Among the various massal selections made in Italy, we find lampia, michet and rosé. It can be found in Italy, Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Mexico, the United States (California), Australia, etc. In France, it is practically unknown, perhaps because it is a delicate and demanding grape variety with, among other things, a fairly long phenological cycle.
How Winery Leopard’s Leap wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal tagine with potatoes and olives, country cabbage or rabbit marinated with herbs and mustard.
On the nose the pink wine of Winery Leopard’s Leap. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.
Marking of corks, barrels or cases with an iron.
How Winery Leopard’s Leap wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of bigos (polish sauerkraut with paprika), rabbit with cider and mushrooms or duck confit (canned).
On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Leopard’s Leap. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or red fruit.
Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.
How Winery Leopard’s Leap wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
On the nose the natural sweet wine of Winery Leopard’s Leap. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, floral or tropical fruit.
Transformation of grapes into must and wine under the effect of alcoholic fermentation. The vinification of red wines takes place in several stages: destemming, crushing, alcoholic fermentation, vatting, running off and maturing.
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