Leeuwenkuil Heritage Syrah 2015

By , 11 January 2018

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Leeuwenkuil Heritage Syrah 2015

The lion sleeps tonight.

Among  Leeuwenkuil’s 1 250ha of vineyard is a 16-year-old block of Syrah on the southern slopes of Riebeek Mountain adjacent to where Boekenhoutskloof and Mullineux among others have important holdings. The wine that Leeuwenkuil makes from here is bottled under its top-of-the-range Heritage label and while the 2014 was stellar, the recently released 2015 seems to lack quite the same X-factor

Leeuwenkuil Heritage Syrah 2015
Wine Cellar price: R315
Alc: 12.89%. Matured for 12 months in old oak. Red and black fruit, olive, lavender, fynbos and white pepper. Surprisingly dense fruit given its relatively low alcohol, fresh acidity and crunchy tannins, the finish having a salty quality to it. Very much new wave in style but perhaps could be both more intricate and punchy.

Editor’s rating: 92/100.

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    Kevin R | 12 January 2018

    Most people will disagree with me but I’ve preferred the 2014 Swartland reds to the 2015 vintage across the board.

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