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Ernie Els
This is a joint venture between long standing friends Ernie Els and Jean Engelbrecht. The Englebrecht Els vineyards are located high up on the northern slopes of the Helderberg mountain. The stunning new winery was opened at the end of 2004. The winemaker is Louis Strydom. Ernie Els is one of South Africa's leading ambassadors and one of the most recognisable faces in the world of sport. His collaboration with Jean to make a world class wine has been an outstanding success.
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Guardian Peak / Englebrecht Els / Rust en Vrede’s vineyards are planted on a mixture of broken down granite (coming off the Helderberg) and shale. These soils with their slope and northerly aspect have over the years proven to be wonderful for red grape production. We are relatively sheltered from the harsh winds, and although we got whipped around in Mid November we didn’t suffer any permanent damage. Our cultivar and root stock selections on these soils give us the grapes that our wine maker demands for our style. Many small components that can be blended as the seasons dictate to create our distinctive full bodied wines.
The vineyards have been a very busy place since last harvest. Our staff has undergone intensive in-house and institutional training and is now proudly showing off their new found skills we have spent a lot of time on re doing the trellising systems, pruning and shaping them before bud burst. Spring was a little later than normal (not a train smash) and the seaso
The vineyards have been a very busy place since last harvest. Our staff has undergone intensive in-house and institutional training and is now proudly showing off their new found skills we have spent a lot of time on re doing the trellising systems, pruning and shaping them before bud burst. Spring was a little later than normal (not a train smash) and the seaso