Leeu Passant Stellenbosch Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

Leeu Passant Stellenbosch Cabernet Sauvignon

Region: Stellenbosch, Coastal Region, South Africa

Vintage: 2023

Bottle size: 75cl

Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon

ABV: 13.5%

Aromatic and supple, this Cabernet Sauvignon reveals concentrated aromas of mulberry and dried orange peel. On the palate, notes of cassis and fresh plum are coupled with silky, ripe tannins. The finish is long and refined.

This Cabernet Sauvignon comes from a 300m elevated site in one of Stellenbosch’s coolest viticultural areas. Planted on the mid-slopes of iron and sandstone-rich soils of the Helderberg Mountain, the site naturally achieves excellent balance, concentration and finesse.

These wines are made at Leeu Estates in Franschhoek, which was founded by Analjit Singh. The partnership with Chris and Andrea Mullineux started in 2013 when Analjit, who had visited South Africa for the first time in 2010 for the FIFA World Cup, bought into Mullineux. Chris and Andrea were brought in as winemakers at Leeu Estates, enabling them to work with fruit from Franschhoek, Stellenbosch and other regions beyond Swartland. “Rosa Kruger, our viticulturalist, had for years been enthusing to us about various parcels of fruit, but as they were outside the Swartland, we couldn’t use them in Mullineux,” explains Chris. Rosa Kruger, named ‘the queen of the Cape’s old vines’ by Tim Atkin MW, has been almost single-handedly responsible for finding and saving many of the Cape’s most venerable vineyards and also works with Fairview in Paarl and Gabriëlskloof in Walker Bay.

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