Boschendal Wine Estate

Boschendal Wine Estate is one of the oldest wine producers on the Franschhoek wine route. Boschendal means "wood and dale".

The Manor is one of the most imposing farmhouses at the Cape.
It is a typical H-shaped house and is one of the few authentically furnished farmhouses open to the public.
All the windows have external wooden shutters.

Boschendal Wine Estate, Franschhoek Wine Route, Cape town

Tasting

Visitors to the estate are able to taste and purchase wines at the Taphuis Wine Tasting Centre.
Visitors may sit inside the Taphuis or be seated outside in the shade of the giant oak tree.

Tasting hours:
08:00 - 18:30 daily

Cellar, Boschendal Wine Estate, Franschhoek Wine Route, Cape Town

The Cellar

Cellar Tours:

The red wine cellar has unique suspended fermentation tanks.
The barrel maturation cellar is used to mature the wines in French oak.
The upgraded white wine and sparkling wine cellar is in a special temperature controlled area to allow the Boschendal Cap Classiques to mature at their optimum temperatures.

Le Cafe Restaurant, Boschendal Wine Estate, Franschhoek Wine Route, Cape Town

Le Cafe Restaurant

The Restaurants

The Restaurant serves a Cape-French buffet lunch every day of the week.
Le Pique-Nique provides a French-style picnic that is eaten under the pine trees.
Your wicker basket is filled with freshly baked baguettes, cold meats, salads, cheese and biscuits.
Le Café serves tasty light lunches, teas and coffees throughout the day.
During the winter you can sit indoors in front of a log fire.
In fine weather it is lovely to sit outside in the shade of the old oak trees.

Contact detail:

t: 021 870 4272
http://www.boschendal.com

Location:
On the R310 between Franschhoek and Stellenbosch

Conducted tours of the vineyards (November – April) and cellar (May – October):
Twice daily, at 10h30 and 11h30.

The Wines Routes
Constantia Wine Route | Durbanville Wine Route | Franschhoek Wine Route
Paarl Wine Route | Stellenbosch Wine Route

More Estates on the Franschhoek Wine Route
Boschendal Wine Estate | Cabriere | Grande Provence La Motte Wine Estate | Rickety Bridge Estate | Solms Delta

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