Winery Leopard’s Leap - Special Edition Pinotage

Winery Leopard’s LeapSpecial Edition Pinotage

4.1
Note - 1Note - 1Note - 1Note - 1Note - 0
(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 Special Edition Pinotage of Winery Leopard’s Leap is a red wine from the region of Western Cape.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
The Special Edition Pinotage of the Winery Leopard’s Leap is in the top 20 of wines of Western Cape.

Taste structure of the Special Edition Pinotage from the Winery Leopard’s Leap

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Special Edition Pinotage of Winery Leopard’s Leap in the region of Western Cape is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, vanilla

Wine with spices taste

pepper, black licorice

Wine with earth taste

leather

On the nose the Special Edition Pinotage of Winery Leopard’s Leap in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of oaky, blackberry or tobacco and sometimes also flavors of vanilla, plum or leather.

Details and technical informations about Winery Leopard’s Leap's Special Edition Pinotage.

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

Discover the grape variety: Pinotage

An intraspecific cross between pinot noir and cinsaut called hermitage, obtained in South Africa in 1925 by Professor Abraham Izak Perold. Since then, it has been propagated in Africa, New Zealand, Australia, the United States (California), Canada, Brazil, Israel, etc. In France, it is practically unknown, although it is registered in the Official Catalogue of Vine Varieties on the A1 list. - Synonymy: none to date (for all the synonyms of the varieties, click here!).

Last vintages of this wine

Special Edition Pinotage - 2018
In the top 20 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Special Edition Pinotage - 2017
In the top 20 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Special Edition Pinotage - 2016
In the top 20 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Special Edition Pinotage - 2015
In the top 20 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Special Edition Pinotage from Winery Leopard’s Leap are 2017, 2018, 2016, 2015

Informations about the Winery Leopard’s Leap

The winery offers 43 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 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 Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 450 of of South Africa wines
In the top 30 of of Western Cape wines
In the top 15000 of red wines
In the top 20000 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.

News related to this wine

The Rully appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Rully appellation. Here the vineyard is planted on different hills which have very different gelogicial characteristics. It partly explains the great diversity in the expression of the Rully wines. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 20 ...

An overview of Mâcon plus a geographical denomination appellation

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to a survey of this vineyard where the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation are produced. A unique journey to discover this region where the Romanesque churches punctuate the landscape and are the witnesses of the link between the vines and Christiannity. Cluny is the gatekeeper. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vin ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Azé

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Azé, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​ ...

The word of the wine: Stave

A slat of wood that makes up the barrel.

Other wines of Winery Leopard’s Leap

See all wines from Winery Leopard’s Leap

Other wines of Western Cape

See the best wines from of Western Cape

Other similar red wines

See the best red wines of Western Cape