Leeu Passant Dry Red
| Vintage: | 2017 |
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| Winery: | Mullineux |
| Description: | 94 pts Wine Enthusiast Sept 2021 A blend of 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Cinsault and 18% Cabernet Franc, there's an immediate draw to this wine's bouquet. A complex mix of fresh, snappy black cherry, cassis and plum is partnered with purple floral tones of pressed violet and carnation, all hit by licorice, clove and rooibos dust. The palate is like crushed satin, with ripe fruit flavors that are perfectly framed by fine yet supportive and structuring tannins that carry it all through to the enduring finish. It comes across more red fruited than black on the palate, with lingering notes of church incense and sweet spice on the back of the close. So lovely and layered, it's hard to pass up now but this should mature well through 2033. 4 ½ Stars 2020 Platter's South African Wine Guide Intended as ‘deconstruction/reconstruction of venerable Cape wines of the past', hence cab & cinsault (56/26), with cab franc supplying leafy top note in 17 (93 pts). Intense berry & plum aromas & flavours, fine tannin/acid structure for decade-plus ageing. Dryland vineyards, some up to 119 years old. Natural ferment, as all. Wo W Cape |
| Price: | $ 109.99 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
Available from Southern Hemisphere Wine Center
| Address: |
5973 Engineer Drive Huntington Beach, CA 92649 United States |
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| Telephone (toll-free): | 800-504-9463 |
| Telephone (regular): | 714-892-3030 |
| Fax: | 714-892-6930 |
First added to 1000 Corks on April 30, 2023.
