Winery Mullineux & Leeu Family Wines

The estate grew out of the work of Chris and Andrea Mullineux: the Mullineux project is focused on high-quality production in the Swartland, while in 2013 the Mullineux family joined Analjit Singh to form Mullineux & Leeu Family Wines and establish the Leeu Passant winery at Leeu Estates in Franschhoek. The house has grown to become one of South Africa’s benchmarks for terroir-driven wines and for careful vineyard and cellar work.

The approach focuses on expressing the terroir through sustainable farming and measured winemaking: wines that aim to reflect the soils and local clones, with natural fermentations and minimal use of additives and sulfites.

Production is based in two areas of the Western Cape: Roundstone Farm in the Riebeek Kasteel district, characterised by soils of shale, granite and iron-rich deposits; and Leeu Passant at Leeu Estates, Franschhoek, which produces multi-regional wines drawing on vineyards from different areas of the Cape.

International recognition, including repeated mentions in Platter’s South African Wine Guide and inclusion in Wine & Spirits' Top 100 Wineries in recent years; individual international awards for the producers.