Reserve Red
It has a distinctive perfume on the nose backed by the aroma of caramelized plums. The palate offers an abundance or pure red fruit: cherries, cranberries and plums with a peppery and savoury finish. It is a fresh wine with great depth of flavour and complexity, finishing long and begging another sip!
3,450 Ft 750 ml
27 in stock
| Weight | 1.5 kg |
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| Colour | red |
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| Évjárat |
| Region | Swartland, South Africa |
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In the Cellar
The Reserve Red is a vintage blend of the best reds Leeuwenkuil produces from the Swartland region. The crop was reduced to one bunch per shoot to enhance the quality of the grapes, which were picked at sugars ranging between 21 and 24 degrees Balling. After handpicking the grapes, they were fermented on skins with their own yeast and using punch-downs and pump-overs to mix the juice and skins. Skin contact then took place for 20 days to allow for the maximum extraction of tannins. Malolactic fermentation and aging occurred in a 5 000L French oak foudre for 12 months. The 2017 vintage was a warm and dry, but healthy growing season. Lower yields and smaller berries contributed to a good concentration of fruit flavors.
About the winery: Leeuwenkuil
Leeuwenkuil Family Vineyards is driven by two resilient forces – quality time and quality wine. They take pride in harnessing their strong family bond along with their shared passion for winemaking to create intriguing and memorable wines from the unique terroir of the Swartland.
The Swartland Region
The Swartland literally translated means ‘the black land’. The area takes its name from the now endangered indigenous renosterbos (rhino bush) which once turned the landscape a dark colour at certain times of the year. This country wine and olive route is renowned for its warm Swartland hospitality. Walks and hikes are popular, as are 4X4 trails, and for the more adventurous there’s hang-gliding, paragliding, canoeing, clay-pigeon shooting and horse riding, to name but a few. Increasing percentages of red-wine varieties, including Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinotage and Shiraz, are being grown here, as well as Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc and Sauvignon Blanc. The Swartland was traditionally a source of robust, full-bodied red wines and high-quality fortified wines. The district has more recently also become associated with award-winning Chenin Blanc, and Mediterranean-style red and white blends.
