We tasted this at the Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show Public Tasting
in Cape Town this week and were so impressed. Leopards Leap won the most
fragile trophy, the Riedel Trophy for Best Bordeaux-Style Red Blend for this
wine. The trophy is a large Riedel wine glass that has the capacity for a whole
bottle of wine
The Grand Vin 2077 is a Bordeaux blend of Cabernet Sauvignon
(46%), Merlot (36%), Malbec (12%) and Petit Verdot (6%). With aromas of black current and blackberry, spicy
and fruity, a beautiful wine that fills the mouth with ripe succulent fruit. There
is a background of soft oak and soft tannins. The wine has such depth and
maturity that tastes like it might have been from the 2007 vintage. Definitely
the red wine of the night. And many in the room agreed.
Price: R121.00
from the farm
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