La Motte Wine Estate

Situated in the beautiful Franschhoek Valley, La Motte Wine Estate is recognized internationally for wines of exceptional quality.

Historic Buildings

La Motte boasts four national monuments: the Manor House (1751), Jonkershuis (1751), Historical Cellar (1782) and the Water Mill (1741).

History and good wine meet at La Motte

The Historical Cellar

Wine

Red Wine range:

• Pierneef Collection - A tribute to South African artist Jacob Hendrik Pierneef, includes a Shiraz Viognier blend and a Pierneef Shiraz Grenache blend.
• Classic Collection - Includes Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon and Millenium (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec blend).

White Wine range:

• Pierneef Collection - Pierneef Sauvignon Blanc (Organically grown).
• Classic Collection - Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and Méthode Cap Classique.

Tasting

Visitors are able to sample La Motte's range of award-winning wines amid original works of art by acclaimed South African artist Jacob Hendrik Pierneef.

All this is done on handmade tasting tables or on the sofas wth a view over the maturation cellars.

Tasting hours:
Mondays to Fridays: 09:00 - 17:00
Saturdays: 09:00 - 17:00.
Closed on Sundays and Christian religious holidays.

The Tasting Room

Floriculture

The farm cultivates a limited variety of relatively rare flower species, including the disa and the Franschhoek pride, popularly known as blushing brides.


La Motte purchased the world's largest private collection of disas and today it is the only wine farm to boast such a unique collection.

The Disa greenhouse

Ethereal oil

La Motte's farming activities include ethereal oil, which are obtained from oil-producing plants such as lavandine, rose geranium, Cape snow bush and buchu.

To recover the oil, the flowers and stems are harvested, bunched and quickly transported across the road to the small oil "distillery" on the La Motte homestead.

They are then steamed in a stainless steel pot which releases the oils.
The distilled oil is then stored in well-sealed aluminium cartridges in which it can be kept for 10 to 20 years.

Music

Monthly classical concerts are held in the magnificently restored historic cellar.

The Concert Hall

Contact details:

t: +27 (0)21 876 3119
http://www.la-motte.com

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