Winery Leopard’s LeapSpecial Edition Shiraz
Red wine
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 Special Edition Shiraz from the Winery Leopard’s Leap
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Special Edition 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 Special Edition Shiraz of Winery Leopard’s Leap in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of spices, black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Special Edition Shiraz
Pairings that work perfectly with Special Edition Shiraz
Original food and wine pairings with Special Edition Shiraz
The Special Edition Shiraz of Winery Leopard’s Leap matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of lomo saltado, rack of lamb with herbs or lamb chops marinated with herbs.
Details and technical informations about Winery Leopard’s Leap's Special Edition Shiraz.
Discover the grape variety: Douce noire
The douce noire, as its name indicates, is a black grape variety. It originated in the region between the valleys of the Isère and Saône rivers. Often in autumn, its foliage takes on a red hue. The bunches of the black sweet are larger than average. They are compact and winged. Spherical, its berries are of normal size. The flesh is juicy, soft and sweet. Although it is on the verge of extinction, this variety is still present in some Jura vineyards. Some call it corbeau, especially in Savoie, but it has other names such as gros noir, plant de Calarin and pecot. The sweet black is associated with an average budding and a late first ripening. Hardy and vigorous, it adapts to poorly irrigated soils. This variety produces a wine with low alcohol content, flat, soft and without much finesse. It should be consumed within the year. Sweet black is generally grown with Persian. It must be associated with other grape varieties to be better. Nowadays, this variety is not multiplied at all.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Special Edition Shiraz from Winery Leopard’s Leap are 2010, 0, 2009
Informations about the Winery Leopard’s Leap
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.
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.
The word of the wine: Cuvée
Often followed by a name that allows for recognition and identification, the word "cuvée" designates a specific wine within the production of a winemaker. This wine is characterized by a specific grape variety, a type of maturation and an organoleptic profile. All the vintages of a domain constitute a range.
