Red · Swartland · South Africa
Leeuwenkuil Family Vineyards Shiraz
Scored from 454 calibrated Vivino reviewers. Cohort: Red · South Africa (132 wines).
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Is Shiraz a good wine?
What reviewers say
“Syrah Saturday. Leeuwenkuil, Swartland, South Africa dates to 1693. Dreyer family owned for 7 Gens. Shiraz of granite, iron stone, shale. Sustainable, wild yeast fermented in SS, aged in large, old French. Deep garnet. Medium intensity aromas of black cherry, mulberry, plum, violets, lavender, pepper, olive, tomato leaf. Palate adds blackberry, redcurrant, earthy umami, clove. Dry, M acidity, ABV 13.5%, M tannins, M body, M finish. VGood with beef ragu. 11 of 12 @ BA First Lounge Heathrow”
From a top-rated Vivino review for this bottle.
Summary
Opulent, bright fruit. a beautifully elegant palate with round tannins, layered with clove spice, ripe cherries and violets.
Leeuwenkuil Family Vineyards Shiraz is a South African red from Swartland. The grape is Shiraz Syrah.
Its in-cohort standing is measured against 131 other reds from South Africa, not against the corpus as a whole. The calibrated figure is built from 454 of its Vivino reviewers. A broader pool of 459 reviewers with two or more ratings feeds the raw-average track instead.
- Cohort
- Red · South Africa · 132 wines
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