Leeu Passant Dry Red Wine 2015 75cl / 13.5%

A bottle of Leeu Passant Dry Red Wine 2015 from Mullineux and Leeu Family Wines, Franschhoek, South Africa. This is a blend of 36% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Cabernet Franc and 31% Cinsault.

'The Wellington Cinsault at 117 years old is the oldest recorded Cinsault vineyard in SA, blended with a more youthful 91 year old vineyard from Franschhoek. The Helderberg Cabernet Sauvignon is 36 years old and the Cabernet Franc 18 to 20 years old. Lovely peppery, spicy leafy nose of plum, peppercorns, sweet bramble berries, hedgerow, bergamot and sappy cherry spice. There’s a real opulent confit fruit character, impressive ripeness, fragrant but simultaneously mineral and restrained. There is also a real dusty granitic vein, a chalky, spicy texture and sweet red currant and raspberry sappy fruit. Punchy, intense, really focused but with real mouthwatering drinkability. Beautifully fine harmonious texture, and tight polished tannins. A true testament to South Africa’s red winemaking heritage. A very classy wine. 95/100'. Greg Sherwood MW

This lot comes from the temperature-controlled cellar of a UK businessman and wine enthusiast, where it has been kept since purchase direct from importers.

This Leeu Passant Dry Red Wine 2015 sold at our online auction for £55