We visited this winery to meet friends for lunch. While
waiting for our friends to arrive, we did a wine tasting. The wine tasting room
was quite full when we got there, and only one person was serving, but she did
a good job. There was a great vibe in this tasting room.
It costs R30 to taste 4 wines and R50 to taste 6 wines. You are served bread and olive tapenade when you sit down for a tasting. I thought this was a nice touch.
It costs R30 to taste 4 wines and R50 to taste 6 wines. You are served bread and olive tapenade when you sit down for a tasting. I thought this was a nice touch.
We tried the Sauvignon Blanc 2011 at R99 a bottle. This was
delicious, it has lovely tropical fruity flavours, with very fresh lime flavours coming through on the palate, which lingered nicely afterwards. The Chardonnay 2010 at R170 a bottle had a nice buttery texture, was balanced, had a nice smell and had pear tones. I also thought this wine was nice. The Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 was R140 a bottle. It had slight spicy tones, good body (medium body) and nice flavour. I also liked this wine. The Shiraz 2008 at R140 a bottle had cherry, dark chocolate and berry tastes. The Pinot Noir 2010 at R190 a bottle had a very berry taste to it, was medium bodied, which I found a lot heavier compared to most Pinot Noirs. Last of all we tried the Grande Provence 2007 at R350 a bottle. It was full bodied, had great flavour, with hints of licorice, deep plum/berry flavours. I loved it!!!
I would definitely recommend doing a wine tasting here. It was a great experience.
We had lunch at this winery after the tasting. It was a beautiful day, so we sat outside and enjoyed a three course meal. This restaurant only does a three course menu. They do not have a A La Carte menu.
It is quite pricy to eat here. Its R320 for the three course, which includes extras in between meals. You can view their menu on http://www.grandeprovence.co.za/fine-dining-franschhoek/menu.html.
This is what you get to eat to start with, it is one of the extras you get with your three course meal (it was very yummy):
This was my entree. It was a pork salad if I remember correctly:
I would definitely recommend doing a wine tasting here. It was a great experience.
We had lunch at this winery after the tasting. It was a beautiful day, so we sat outside and enjoyed a three course meal. This restaurant only does a three course menu. They do not have a A La Carte menu.
It is quite pricy to eat here. Its R320 for the three course, which includes extras in between meals. You can view their menu on http://www.grandeprovence.co.za/fine-dining-franschhoek/menu.html.
This is what you get to eat to start with, it is one of the extras you get with your three course meal (it was very yummy):
This was my entree. It was a pork salad if I remember correctly:
We were given a sorbet before having our main meal. This was my main, it was delicious:
After our main we were given a small dessert, which was a lovely yet small piece of chocolate brownie. Then for dessert I had the Banana Parfait: banana, roasted macadamia nut salsa, rocky road ice cream … patron anglaise (this was very nice):
On a nice sunny day, with good company, a nice bottle of wine and this great food, it makes for a pretty memorable occassion.
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