Rust en Vrede
A Stellenbosch estate devoted to red wine, with one of the most respected restaurant rooms in the country.
Trip Role
Ideal stay
Our take
If you care about South African reds, this is your first stop.
If you care about South African reds, this is your first stop.
- Trip Role
- Day Trip
- Ideal Stay
- Half day
Why it's worth your time
If you care about reds, this is the stop. The cellar and the restaurant are both serious; book lunch well ahead.
What we love
The 1694 cellar, still in use, and the estate restaurant — one of the most serious wine-and-food rooms in the country.
What to know
In 2010, Wine Spectator named the Rust en Vrede Estate red the only South African wine in its Top 100 — and one of only two non-US/French wines in the top 10. The estate was revived by Jean Engelbrecht in the 1980s.
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