Winery Leopard’s Leap - Culinaria Collection

Winery Leopard’s LeapCulinaria Collection

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Culinaria Collection of Winery Leopard’s Leap is a red wine from the region of Franschhoek of Western Cape.
This wine is a blend of 4 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon, the Malbec and the Petit Verdot.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
The Culinaria Collection of the Winery Leopard’s Leap is in the top 30 of wines of Franschhoek.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Culinaria Collection of Winery Leopard’s Leap in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices.

Food and wine pairings with Culinaria Collection

Pairings that work perfectly with Culinaria Collection

Original food and wine pairings with Culinaria Collection

The Culinaria Collection of Winery Leopard’s Leap matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of beef and spice stuffed peppers, lamb tagine with quince or sauerkraut (with tips so to do!!!).

Details and technical informations about Winery Leopard’s Leap's Culinaria Collection.

Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

Last vintages of this wine

Culinaria Collection - 2019
In the top 30 of of Franschhoek wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Culinaria Collection - 2018
In the top 30 of of Franschhoek wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Culinaria Collection - 2017
In the top 30 of of Franschhoek wines
Average rating: 411110
Culinaria Collection - 2016
In the top 30 of of Franschhoek wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Culinaria Collection - 2015
In the top 30 of of Franschhoek wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Culinaria Collection - 2014
In the top 30 of of Franschhoek wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Culinaria Collection - 2013
In the top 30 of of Franschhoek wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of Culinaria Collection from Winery Leopard’s Leap are 2018, 2016, 2015, 2017 and 2019.

Informations about the Winery Leopard’s Leap

The winery offers 47 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Franschhoek in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Leopard’s Leap is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 46 wines for sale in the of Franschhoek to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 650 of of South Africa wines
In the top 40 of of Franschhoek wines
In the top 20000 of red wines
In the top 25000 wines of the world

The wine region of Franschhoek

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.


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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