Leeu Passant Stellenbosch Dry Red Wine is an exceptional wine that offers a sensory experience unlike any other. Crafted in one of South Africa's most famous wine regions, this red blend boasts a beautiful deep ruby hue and an exquisitely complex bouquet of blackcurrants, mulberries, and spice. On the palate, expect flavors of dark fruit, tobacco, and leather, all balanced with a subtle acidity and firm tannins. The finish is impressively long and satisfying, leaving a depth of flavor that lingers long after the last sip. This wine pairs perfectly with grilled meats or hearty stews and promises to impress the most discerning wine enthusiast.

Tasting Notes

This medium- to full-bodied wine has attractive aromas of mulberry leaves, cassis and cedar. These follow through on the palate which has a firm structure, grainy tannins, and hints of peppercorns and tobacco. The finish is dry, layered and long.

About the Winery

The Mullineux family, quite well known in the South African wine market, set up their label, Mullineux Family Wines, in 2007. Chris and Andrea Mullineux managed this estate from one of the wine-rich regions of South Africa, Swartland. For quite some time, the couple was trying to use the potential of wines from the regions outside Swartland for their label. The search ended in 2013.

This was when Chris and Andrea joined hands with Analjit Singh. The company got renamed Mullineux and Leeu Family Wines. Leeu Passant is the new project of this renamed company. The wine cellar of this project is located in Franschhoek’s Leeu Estates. Chris and Andrea, through Leeu Passant, aim to make the most of the potential of the wine regions outside Swartland, but maintain the same quality and tradition of winemaking as followed in their family vineyards.

The name Leeu Passant, in the local dialect refers to a walking or roaming lion. The team calls itself the roaming lions that walk across the Cape to look for the best parcels to plant vines. It is only apt that the logo of the Leeu Estate is also that of a roaming lion.

Wines from Leeu Passant are aimed at representing the richness of the Cape as a whole. So they make use of grapes grown from multiple leased vineyards. Only those vineyards with exceptional terroirs, soil quality and climatic conditions are chosen to make premium wines. Some of the vineyards used for making these wines are:

Those planted on the lower slopes of the Franschhoek Mountains
Ancient vines planted in Wellington
Those located on the higher and lower slopes of Helderberg Mountains and Polkadraai Hills in Stellenbosch

While the first two (Wellington and Franschhoek) are used to source Cinsault, the last one (Helderberg) is used to source Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. Sustainable winemaking is followed in all these vineyards.

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