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Etienne Le Riche
Etienne Le Riche is hugely admired in the Cape, not least by top winemakers almost a generation younger who are fellow members of the Cape Winemakers Guild, a by invitation association of 38 winemakers.
Formerly the winemaker at Rustenberg, in 1996 Etienne rented a house and unused cellar at Leef-op-Hoop (literally Living on Hope) in the Jonkershoek Valley to start his own winery. Turning out a mere 5,000 cases a year, he is now assisted by his son and daughter. He sources mainly Cabernet from farms around Stellenbosch, and then with artisanal, highly traditional techniques - such as using open top
fermenters and lengthy ageing in French barrels - he creates gentle, drinkable reds, not New World fruit bombs, very much in a Bordeaux idiom. These benefit from time in bottle to show their best and deliver remarkable value, especially as they are sold at higher prices in the Cape.
This year we have also shipped Etienne’s Chardonnay, a barrel-fermented wine of great balance and vivacity
- Etienne chooses not to allow malolactic fermentation to preserve freshness.
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