Hamilton Russell Vineyards
The estate that put South African Pinot Noir on the map, in the Hemel-en-Aarde valley.
Trip Role
Ideal stay
Our take
The estate that proved the Cape could do Pinot seriously.
The estate that proved the Cape could do Pinot seriously.
- Trip Role
- Worth a Detour
- Ideal Stay
- 2 hours
Why it's worth your time
The most established name in the valley and still one of the best. A short, serious tasting; book ahead. Pair with Creation and a Whale Coast lunch.
What we love
The single-vineyard Pinot, made in a Burgundian, lower-intervention style.
What to know
Anthony Hamilton-Russell planted the first Pinot Noir in the cool southern Cape in the 1970s, betting the region could make Burgundian wine — and it did. The estate was the first in SA to export fine Pinot to the UK.
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