Kayleigh Hattingh's ode to forgotten old vines — refined Stellenbosch wines of character, unapologetic about heritage. Rebels to the Roots.
Founder & Winemaker
Kayleigh Hattingh
Rebels to the roots. Independent female-owned and female-made, Rebel Rebel is the project of winemaker Kayleigh Hattingh, born in the chaos of the 2020 vintage to produce premium minimal-intervention wines from site-specific vineyards perched on the slopes of the Bottelary Hills in Stellenbosch.
Kayleigh's approach is uncompromising: the wines are made naturally, with no alterations or adjustments. Just pure terroir. From her flagship Syrah and Old Vine Colombar to her Méthode Ancestrale Verdelho and Cinsaut Pet-Nats, every bottle is a direct expression of the vineyard and the vintage. Nothing added, nothing taken away.
Rebel Rebel represents a new generation of South African winemaking that refuses to play by conventional rules. Kayleigh's talent and fearlessness have quickly established the brand as one to watch, proving that great wine doesn't need manipulation. It needs a winemaker brave enough to step back and let the land speak for itself.
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Stellenbosch · Bottelary Hills, Stellenbosch
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Punk pet-nat from the Bottelary Hills
Kayleigh Hattingh's Rebel Rebel is an independent, female-owned and female-made project born in the chaos of the 2020 vintage. She makes premium minimal-intervention wines from site-specific old vines on the Bottelary Hills slope of Stellenbosch - a nurturing, unapologetic appreciation of forgotten Cape varieties refined into wines of character.
Pet-nats, skin-contact whites, single-varietal Cinsauts and Verdelhos - every Rebel Rebel bottle is a deliberate act of authenticity. Rebels to the roots, but rooted enough to know what makes the Cape's wines sing.
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