Leopard's Leap Lookout Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz Cinsault 2006

Variety: 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Shiraz , 21% Cinsaut

Country of origin: South Africa
Wine appellation: Western Cape
Vintage: 2006
Alcohol content: 12.5%
Residual sugar: 4.5g/l
Acidity: 5.5.g/l
Color:  medium red
Bouquet: dark ripe berries, mainly black currant with blackberries accompanied by black ripe sour cherry
Taste: similar style to bouquet dominant with sour cherries, blackberries followed by black currant, quite straightforward fruity style with some nice spiciness at 2nd half of the taste, medium finish
Recommended food pairing:  some nice pasta with tomato sauce
Overall score: 82
Price: CZK 140 
Stopper: screw cap
This is quite straightforward cab sauv/shiraz blend.  Reasonable wine for summer party or to accompany base pasta dishes.

in the vineyard
Selective grape selection from the Darling, Swartland and Franschhoek region.
in the cellar
Standard fermentation with selective yeast accompanied by pump-overs and punch downs at optimum temperatures. Extended skin maceration, pressed and post-fermentation malolactic. Oak staved for 6 months with added micro-oxygenation.