Winery Leopard’s Leap - Shiraz

Winery Leopard’s LeapShiraz

3.3
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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 Leopard’s Leap is a red wine from the region 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 Leopard’s Leap

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Shiraz of Winery Leopard’s Leap in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

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

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

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

Discover the grape variety: Vidoc

A wine grape variety of the INRA-Resdur1 series with polygenic resistance (two genes for mildew and powdery mildew have been identified) resulting from an interspecific cross between Mtp 3082-1-42 (one of its parents is Vitis rotundifolia, which is resistant to Pierce's disease, mildew, grey rot, etc.) and Regent. The parents of Artaban are the same. Little multiplied, it is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties list A1.

Last vintages of this wine

Shiraz - 2019
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.211100
Shiraz - 2018
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Shiraz - 2017
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Shiraz - 2016
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Shiraz - 2015
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.111100
Shiraz - 2014
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Shiraz - 2013
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.211100

The best vintages of Shiraz from Winery Leopard’s Leap are 2017, 2010, 2009, 2018 and 2014.

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 25 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Western Cape

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

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 5500 of of South Africa wines
In the top 250 of of Western Cape wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 250000 wines of the world

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: Perfume

A pleasant scent most commonly associated with the world of flowers.

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