THE WINEMAKER
“Wine shouldn’t be a pretentious thing. It should not be intimidating, and it should be enjoyed by all. That’s how we approach making wine”
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Rianie Strydom
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Rianie, an experienced and innovative winemaker is heading up the Cavalli winemaking team.
A graduate of the University of Stellenbosch, Rianie worked a vintage in Burgundy in 1996 and in Saint-Émilion in Bordeaux, France, in 1998 to further her winemaking skills. She has travelled extensively in Europe, America and Australia in her ongoing pursuit of excellence and to gain a greater understanding of terroir and its relationship to great wine. Rianie has judged extensively in various South African wine shows and is passionate about ‘improving the breed’ of South African wine and seeing it achieve its full potential on the world stage.
Rianie earned her stripes in the South African wine industry working at Morgenhof and Haskell Vineyards, and also creating her own wine brand, Strydom wines before joining the team at Cavalli.
Rianie is a respected member of the Cape winemakers guild and recognised as one of the top winemakers in South Africa.
THE VINEYARDS
The Heart of the Golden Triangle
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Cavalli's Wine & Vineyard philosophy is to produce world class wines with a very local character and a strong identity so to be clearly recognized as from the Helderberg region, while endeavouring to be the benchmark with regards to Terroir and quality for the Helderberg in the years to come. We strive for our immediate environment to be represented in the characteristics of our wines while upholding sustainable farming practices to preserve the land which falls within the Cape Floral Kingdom, a Unesco World Heritage site.
The Helderberg region of Stellenbosch is nearest the ocean and lends the estate to the cooling influence of the Southerly winds. Our soils contain large amounts of ''koffieklip'' with a higher percentage of clay in the subsoil, affording the wines an innate elegance and expressive fruit characteristic. 100% Vititech motherblock plant material is used on the farm – resulting in virus free vineyards and optimal growth, producing outstanding wines. Extreme attention to detail from soil preparation to bottling, through a hands-on approach secures grapes of the highest quality.
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