Wine Estate Western Cape
De Wetshof
A Robertson estate that's the country's reference point for Chardonnay.
Worth a Detour
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Trip Role
Worth a Detour
Ideal stay
1-2 hours
Our take
If you want to understand SA Chardonnay, this is the stop.
If you want to understand SA Chardonnay, this is the stop.
- Trip Role
- Worth a Detour
- Ideal Stay
- 1-2 hours
Source Verified
Why it's worth your time
If you want to understand South African Chardonnay, come here. The Limestone Hill and the Bonjour are the bottles; the tasting is straightforward and the welcome is warm.
What we love
The Limestone Hill Chardonnay, the benchmark for the grape in SA.
What to know
Danie de Wet is widely known as 'Mr Chardonnay'; the estate was among the first to plant Chardonnay clones in SA in the 1970s and remains the country's Chardonnay reference point.