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Groot Constantia VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
The Mediterranean
climate of temperate Practical Information
summers and cool, rainy Road map B5. Groot Constantia
winters has ensured off-ramp from M3 (Van der Stel
the success of the vines Freeway) onto Ladies Mile.
planted on this estate.
Tel 021 794 5128. Open tastings:
9am–5:30pm daily. 8 cellar:
10am–4pm daily. & 7 0 -
= ∑ grootconstantia.co.za
Groot Constantia Manor House:
Tel 021 795 5140. Open 10am–
5pm daily. Closed 1 May, 25 Dec.
& ∑ iziko.org.za

Vin de Constance
This naturally sweet Muscat
de Frontignan by Klein
Constantia, part of the Groot
Constantia estate until 1712,
is made in the style of the
early 18th-century wines.

. Jonkershuis
Once the abode of the estate owner’s
bachelor sons, the quaint Jonkershuis
is now a restaurant that serves
traditional Cape dishes.
Trees in the front garden
included oak, chestnut,
olive and banana. By
1695, some 8,401 had
been planted.

The Development of Gable Design

Government House Libertas (1771) has a Klein Constantia Nederburg (1800) has
(1756) is an example of convex-concave gable (1799) has a classical a convex-concave out-
the concave, or lobed, style, also called the gable, inspired by the line, broken pediment
gable style. Cape Baroque. Italian Renaissance. and low pilasters.

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