94 point

The 2020 Leeu Passant Cabernet Sauvignon comes from what Chris Mullineux calls the "Lower Helderberg" and is another refined, beautifully weighted wine from a project that goes from strength to strength. Scented, ethereal and well balanced, with a waft of 30% new oak, red cherry, raspberry and blackcurrant leaf fruit and a tapering finish. Very sophisticated.

93 point

A complex nose of blackcurrants, tobacco leaf, lead pencil and gravel. Full-bodied with fine tannins. Texturally driven with subtle concentration and intensity. Fresh and fruity with mineral undertones. Herbal complexity adds depth. Best after 2024.

91 point

91P+: Ripe and sweet-fruited with hints of pyrazine, oak and crunchy red fruits, the 2020 Leeu Passant Stellenbosch Cabernet Sauvignon is brilliant and spicy in the glass. Medium to full-bodied, the palate shows a smaller frame with fine tannins that will age gracefully over the next decade. The Cabernet concludes with a complex, dark-berried expression and hints of herbal essences over the lingering, spicy finish. It's a delightful wine that makes me think of Chinon without the cigar ash note.