A fresh take on Christmas sweets with the 2014 Leopard’s Leap Culinaria Muscat de Frontignan

Thursday, 11 December, 2014
Leopard’s Leap
The Leopard's Leap’s Culinaria Collection celebrates the harmony of food and wine and never is it more fitting than for the festive season when many an hour goes into planning the ultimate festive meal.

The new vintage (2014) of Leopard's Leap’s Culinaria Muscat de Frontignan is not only a delightful glassful on its own, but a very versatile companion to food – especially to some of the favourite festive ingredients such as caramelised fruit, sweet spice, pastry, berries, dried fruit, nuts, Gorgonzola cheese and chicken or duck liver, whether they come in the form of a terrine, pâté or parfait.

The Christmassy flavours of fruit cake – that intricate mix of fruit and spice – is perfect with the Culinaria Muscat de Frontignan. Try our recipe for Christmas cake lollies below and serve the wine well-chilled in beautiful small glasses for a special festive dessert.

Muscat de Frontignan is a sweet wine made from Muscat grapes - traditionally from the town Frontignan in the Languedoc-Roussillon wine region in Southern France. The initial syrupy and very sweet style popular with philosopher Voltaire and American president, Thomas Jefferson, later developed with new trends to be fresher and lighter.

The 2014 Culinaria Muscat de Frontignan was made by allowing the grapes 12-hour skin contact to ensure a beautiful pale salmon colour. The nose offers delicate whiffs of rose water and Turkish delight with a hint of lemon and litchi. The wine is sweet without being syrupy and offers an attractive freshness.

The 2014 Culinaria Muscat de Frontignan sells from the tasting room or online (www.leopardsleap.co.za) at R72 (incl VAT).

For more information on Leopard’s Leap, its wines and the new activities at Leopard’s Leap Family Vineyards, please visit www.leopardsleap.co.za