Leeu Passant

In 2013, husband and wife team, Chris and Andrea Mullineux, partnered with Analjit Singh (BAS) and started the Leeu Passant winery on Analjit’s stunning Leeu Estates in Franschhoek. Leeu Passant is focused on expressing the South African landscape and climate as well as celebrating South African winemaking and viticultural heritage by working with some of the Cape’s oldest and most exciting vineyards.

The Mullineux & Leeu Family Wines partnership of Chris and Andrea Mullineux and Analjit Singh also own the Mullineux winery in Swartland. Founded in 2007 in the Swartland region of South Africa, the Mullineuxs set out with a shared vision to create fine wines that reflect the distinct terroir of the area while embracing reasoned, sustainable farming practices and modern minimalist winemaking.

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Leeu Passant

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Leeu Passant Stellenbosch Chardonnay
Mullineux & Leeu Family Wines is the partnership between Chris & Andrea Mullineux with Analjit Singh in 2013. Named Leeu Passant, meaning walking or roaming lion, sums up what the Mullineux's do - sourcing select parcels of grapes from around the Cape and creating stellar wines, under a new label in a different wine region, but with the same no-compromise approach to quality as the Mullineux range of wines. This premium, single vineyard Chardonnay is planted on the higher slopes of Helderberg Mountain in Stellenbosch, benefitting from a maritime influence that gives intensity of flavour and zesty freshness.
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Leeu Passant Stellenbosch Cabernet Sauvignon
Stellenbosch is a natural home for high calibre Cabernet Sauvignon. This wine, made by Andrea Mullineux, is a blend of select vineyard parcels from the cooler parts of Stellenbosch: Helderberg Mountain, Polkadraai Hills and includes one parcel of 39 year old dry farmed, bush vine Cabernet Sauvignon, from Firgrove. This stellar Cabernet Sauvignon is matured for 20 months in 500L French oak barrels, of which a portion is new.
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Leeu Passant The Leeu Passant
Inspired by the classic Cape reds from the 1950's - 1970's, which were unique to the culture, terrior, history and tastes of the Cape. The Leeu Passant Dry Red is a sophisticated, modern interpretation of these great Cape red blends, which were cabable of lengthy ageing. Cabernet Sauvignon leads the blend, with old vine Cinsault (from South Africa's two oldest red wine vineyards planted in Franschhoek and Wellington), and Cabernet Franc. The wine is aged for 18 months in 225L French oak barrels.