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Leopards Leap Pardus 2021

A sophisticated and elegant wine with great balance between the fruitiness, oak and spices. It lingers with an elevated finish of fine and ripe tannins, making it a well-structured, elegant and balanced wine.

A great paring for hearty tomato or oxtail based stews, lambs bredie, mild & sweet spicey dishes such as Cape Malay Curry or Bobotie. It is also an impeccable pairing with matured hard cheese.
variety : Merlot [ 39% Merlot, 31% Cinsaut, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon ]
winemaker : Hein Koegelenberg
wine of origin : Western Cape
analysis : alc : 14.09 % vol  rs : 3.1 g/l  pH : 3.58  ta : 5.6 g/l  
type : Red   wooded
pack : Bottle  size : 750ml  closure : Cork  
AWARDS
2023 Decanter Award - Bronze

“I believe a fitting way of sharing our treasures, such as terroir, diversity and natural beauty, is to present an intricate wine blend. Inspired by the King of the Cape Mountains, this wine expresses the charismatic play between intensity and elegance, while being gently approachable.” – Hein Koegelenberg
in the vineyard : Cinsault more than 35 years old dry-land bush vines in Darling harvested at 22,5 degrees Balling.
Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon from Stellenbosch grow in well-drained Tukulu soils with deep root systems to ensure effective nutrient uptake from the rich soils for excellent growing conditions and were harvested at 25 degrees Balling.
in the cellar : Hand-picked and hand-sorted grapes were fermented separately with carefully selected yeasts.
- 7-9 day fermentation period
- underwent Malolactic conversion
- separate maturation in French oak barrels
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