Ross Sleet launched Rascallion in 2018 with the aim of creating a collection of brands that were daring, unconventional, and centered on blends inspired by his travels in Southern France and the Iberian peninsula. Rascallion is wholly (and unashamedly) a négociant business, which leaves Ross and his consultant winemaker Rianie Strydom able to freely source wine to incredibly exacting standards and specifications, from Stellenbosch, the Swartland, Darling, Robertson and Piekenierskloof.
Ross neatly characterises the approach, “We want to change the conversation, not bombard consumers with history, terroir and jargon. Our role is to make wines for pure, unequivocal enjoyment.”