La Motte Wine Estate
La Motte
A historic estate at the entrance to Franschhoek, with a museum displaying works by South African painter J.H. Pierneef and a well-regarded restaurant serving Cape-style cuisine.
La Motte is one of Franschhoek's oldest estates, planted in 1695, and it retains 18th-century Cape Dutch cellars and a manor house. The estate museum displays works by the renowned South African painter J.H. Pierneef, and the Pierneef à La Motte restaurant is known for dishes that reinterpret traditional Cape cuisine. There are also a tasting room, a farm shop and half-day hiking trails. It is one of the wineries on the Franschhoek Wine Tram route. It is closed on Mondays, and restaurant reservations are required.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun about 09:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Huguenot Monument & Memorial Museum
- Franschhoek
- Drakenstein Correctional Centre
- Franschhoek Pass
- Boschendal
- Delaire Graff Estate
- Babylonstoren
- Jonkershoek Nature Reserve