Stellenbosch
Rebel Rebel
Syrah
BlackberryOliveHerbsPepper SpiceElegant Fruit
Details
Variety
Syrah
Style
Red
Region
Stellenbosch
Appellation
Bottelary Hills, Stellenbosch
Producer
Rebel Rebel
Country
South Africa
Trade Materials
The Inspiration
Sourced by hand from vineyards in Bottelary, Stellenbosch, this Syrah is crafted with a light touch to express the variety in its purest form. Spontaneously fermented, matured for fifteen months in seasoned French oak and bottled unfiltered, every step is guided by a minimal intervention philosophy from Kayleigh that allows the vineyard to speak for itself.
Elegant and quietly confident, the wine balances dark fruit with savory spice, fine texture and vibrant natural freshness. Rather than chasing power, Rebel Rebel embraces restraint, creating a Syrah that is authentic, expressive and unmistakably reflective of its origins.
About Rebel Rebel
Rebels to the roots
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.
