Meerlust Wine Estate

The Meerlust estate, long renowned for its fine wines, has been the pride of the Myburgh family since 1756. Today, the traditional dedication to the art of winemaking is continued under the guidance of Hannes Myburgh, the eighth-generation custodian of this 17th-century national monument.

Meerlust, with its historic manor house, classic wine cellar, family cemetery, dovecote and bird sanctuary, lies fifteen kilometers south of Stellenbosch, with the blue crescent of False Bay only five kilometers away. The wines are made exclusively from grapes grown on the estate, which is uniquely suited to producing wines of exceptional complexity and character.

In the summer months, sea breezes and evening mists descend from the coast to cool the vineyards. The grapes ripen slowly and thus develop full, concentrated varietal aromas. The soils consist predominantly of deep, well-structured Hutton and Clovelly types, which give the vines excellent drought resistance and provide an ideal substrate for producing concentrated, complex wines.