Le Riche Wines

Le Riche Wines is situated in the picturesque Jonkershoek valley, in close proximity to the historic town of Stellenbosch and surrounded by the majestic Hottentots Holland Mountain range. With views stretching to Table Mountain, the property has a cosy, yet awe inspiring ambiance. Built in 1911, the winery has an old South African feel, but has been tastefully restored to provide a platform to create ultra premium red wines in a classic old world style. Production is 5000 x 12 cases a year, with the Reserve range consisting of only about 500 cases. The wines are rare, but worth sourcing. Le Riche Wines was founded by Etienne le Riche in 1996 and is now run as a family concern. Coming from an illustrious career in the South African wine industry, Etienne decided to create a winery where he could express the cultivar he had grown to love and respect, Cabernet Sauvignon. The approach was simple, to illustrate the nuances of Stellenbosch Cabernets as best possible. Preferring not to be inhibited by estate classification, he chose to select grapes from the best possible terroirs Stellenbosch had to offer. The resulting wines have shown great elegance and class, consistently proving to be of superb quality and maturation potential.