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FIONA McDONALD: Leeu Passant roars as one of South Africa’s finest wine exports
A decade of heritage-driven winemaking pays off for Singh and the Mullineuxes
It takes confidence to charge R1,000 or even R2,000 for a single bottle of wine in South Africa, especially these days. Rarity is worth a premium and quality is non-negotiable, but there also has to be a market prepared to pay the price. There is little doubt that the latest releases of Leeu Passant wines will be snapped up.
What makes this remarkable is that a decade ago, Leeu Passant didn’t exist. In just 10 years, the combination of Indian businessman Analjit Singh and Chris and Andrea Mullineux has brought a range of wines to market that are not only worth every cent of their premium price tags, but are represented in 35 countries, with all markets begging for more. That’s a leonine, rather than bullish, sentiment...
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