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