Winery Leopard’s Leap - Special Edition Shiraz

Winery Leopard’s LeapSpecial Edition Shiraz

3.5
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Special Edition 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 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.

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

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

Discover the grape variety: Négret Canourgue

Originating very certainly from the high valley of the Tarn aveyronnaise and lozérienne. It was confused for a long time with Abouriou, and as a result it still exchanges, wrongly, a few synonyms. It is very little multiplied, almost unknown in the other French wine regions.

Last vintages of this wine

Special Edition Shiraz - 2010
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Special Edition Shiraz - 2009
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.411100

The best vintages of Special Edition Shiraz from Winery Leopard’s Leap are 2010, 2009

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 35 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 10000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 450 of of Western Cape wines
In the top 250000 of red wines
In the top 450000 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: Body (having)

Wine, dense and rich in alcohol.

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