Leopards Leap Wines Farm
Leopard?s Leap is based in the picturesque town of Franschhoek and crafts its wines from the finest grapes. It exports its wines to more than 20 countries around the world. Leopard?s Leap is part of the RK wine portfolio and is owned by Hanneli Rupert-Koegelenberg and Hein Koegelenberg.
Hein Koegelenberg was born in Laingsburg in the Karoo region in 1960 and he was always destined for the wine industry when his family bought a wine farm six years later in Vredendal. After agricultural school he went on to complete an honours degree in viticulture cellar technology. He was recognised for his extensive knowledge of the industry and management skills and was appointed as director of La Motte.
In 2000 he came up with an idea to use the excess grapes from the three family estates to create a new label and Leopard?s Leap Wines were born. Leopard?s Leap is committed to the conservation beliefs of Dr. Anton Rupert and is a proud sponsor of The Cape Leopard Trust whose goal is to protect the magnificent Cape Mountain Leopard.
Here are the wines you can enjoy from this estate:
- Shiraz Mourvèdre Viognier - red berry flavours with spicy undertones
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2010 Merlot - rich with notes of chocolate and cedar wood
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2011 Chardonnay/Viognier ? an abundance of apricot and melon and a slightly wooded Viognier component.
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2011 Lookout Pinotage Rosé - this dry rosé is friendly, expansive, multilayered fruits and bottled sunshine
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Lookout Red - a unique blend of seven red varieties with spicy berry flavours.
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Lookout White - has a bonus of ripe, tropical fruits and the pleasant presence of lime.
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2009 Shiraz - violet, blackpepper and spiciness to be served with oxtail, venison and goulash.
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2010 Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot - blueberry, plum and cassis and enhanced by coffee and toffee undertones.
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2008 Pinotage Shiraz - plum and mulberry supported by vanilla undertones
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2009 Cabernet Sauvignon - rich blueberry and plum flavours, with a dash of cassis and the support of toffee undertones.
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2011 Chenin Blanc - ripe tropical fruit and nutty undertones, combined with a zesty freshness,
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2011 Unwooded Chardonnay - tropical fruit and lime flavours, purified by creamy gooseberry aromas.
2011 Sauvignon Blanc - lime and grapefruit flavours are delicately combined with a light green pepper mouth-feel.
