La Petite Vigne

Description

La Petite Vigne is a luxury 4 star guest house set in the heart of a small charming vineyard in the internationally acclaimed village of Franschhoek. Surrounded by Franschhoek's circle of mountains, we offer a vineyard experience with all the advantages of being a pleasant 800m walk or a quick drive to the centre of the village!

The swimming pool is set in a tranquil garden bordering the vineyard, and is positioned to maximise the lovely views over the valley. In winter, the lounge provides a warm gathering place around the fire, with the honesty bar close at hand.

La Petite Vigne is well-placed for exploring the notable wineries and award-winning restaurants and has excellent proximity to wedding venues, conference facilities, golf courses, trout fishing, historical monuments and much more in the area. Two internationally recognized wineries, Dieu Donné and Chamonix, with delightful restaurants, are just up the hill from La Petite Vigne.

We serve a delicious breakfast in the sunny dining room, looking onto the Wemmershoek Mountains and the vineyard surrounding the guest house.

Set in the heart of a small, charming vineyard in the village of Franschhoek, La Petite Vigne, “the little vineyard”, has a lovely position in the village and offers a relaxing getaway in affordable luxury accommodation. With all the allure of a vineyard setting, the guest house is just a pleasant 10 minute stroll and a quick drive to the centre of the village.

La Petite Vigne is a bed-and-breakfast guest house with 5 individually decorated guest rooms and memorable mountain and valley views. We offer a delicious breakfast, a swimming pool for hot Franschhoek summers and a roaring fire in winter, magazines, books, croquet, boules, wine tasting, safe parking on secure premises and easy access to Franschhoek's many attractions, including wonderful restaurants, historical monuments, great shops, internationally recognized wineries, wedding and conference venues and outdoor activities. It’s casual, relaxed and comfortable!

Accommodation

La Petite Vigne offers five spacious, luxurious and comfortable bedrooms with garden and mountain views from each room. The rooms are en suite and each bathroom offers both a bath and a shower. Three of the rooms are situated downstairs and have external private entrances and a patio overlooking the garden and mountains. The two rooms upstairs have small balconies and lovely mountain views. Each room has been individually decorated and has a unique character and style and every effort has been made to ensure your comfort. All of the rooms are furnished with books and magazines and a tea and coffee tray and we ensure that you have fresh milk and complimentary mineral water in your fridge at all times.

Bedroom 1 - Fontenay

A king size bed and English antiques makes this spacious room a welcoming and luxurious experience. Paisley wing-back chairs provide comfortable seating and the en-suite bathroom has a choice of bath or shower. Fontenay is situated downstairs and has a lovely private patio with beautiful mountain views and a separate entrance.

Bedroom 2 - Saxony

Saxony offers colonial luxury with two wonderfully comfortable double beds and leather wing-back chairs for comfortable lounging. The en-suite bathroom provides both bath and shower and books and magazines are within easy reach to ensure that you always have something to read. Saxony is situated downstairs and has a separate entrance and a patio with garden, pool and mountain views.

Bedroom 3 - Provence

This special north-facing room is light and sunny and slightly French. The room has twin beds, set together, and an en suite bathroom with both bath and shower. A long, lazy bath allows one to soak up the views over vineyard, garden and mountains. A comfortable old arm-chair provides a lovely spot for reading and dreaming and close at hand is a bookcase stuffed with books and magazines. Provence’s private patio is a lovely place to relax and enjoy the mountain, vineyard and orchard views.

Bedroom 4 - Normandy

Normandy has beautiful, uninterrupted views over vineyards, orchards and mountains. Offering a touch of romance and a king size brass bed, Normandy is wonderful room in which to wake up, throw open the shutters and lie about in bed, enjoying the extensive views. Art deco arm-chairs provide comfortable seating and the balcony offers great photo-opportunities. Normandy has an en-suite bathroom with shower and bath and shower.

Bedroom 5 - Brittany

After a long journey or a day packed with wine-tasting, sight-seeing and fine dining, Brittany is a serene, cool harbour in summer and a warm nest in winter. Dressed in cream and olive, with a king size bed and a wonderfully comfortable “love-couch”, Brittany has arresting views over the Franschhoek mountains and is shaded by a large old Plain tree. The en-suite bathroom looks out onto the Wemmershoek Mountains and provides a choice of bath and shower. A great place to relax, watch TV, read and sleep.

Attractions

Winery

La Petite Vigne is a boutique wine estate, 3,3 hectares in extent, planted to Cabernet Sauvignon. The size of the farm allows us to focus on excellence in the vineyard and the winery and to work at developing hand-crafted wines with depth and character.

La Petite Vigne is the realisation of Cyril Shands dream to own a small vineyard and produce limited quantities of good quality wines, hand-crafted with dedication and care. The farm itself was ear-marked as our perfect place to be when we first walked past it, up and down the Uitkyk street hill, on visits to Franschhoek a small fascination developed into a grand passion and there was great joy when destiny intervened and the property became ours a few years later.

Traditional processes are used in the winemaking and maturation takes place in French oak barrels.

Our wines :

La Petite Vigne 2004, Cabernet Sauvignon Maiden Vintage
The first vintage off the farm was produced in 2004. We are very pleased with the way in which this wine has developed. It is a full bodied red wine, matured in French oak for sixteen months. The wine is complex, has soft tannins, is dark and ripe with hints of vanilla, berries and spices.

Platter 2009 gives the wine a 3.5 star rating and says:
"Old fashioned in a positive sense - slightly savoury, good fruit, smooth, fine concentration".

Cybercellar's description: "Garnet, Ruby with a touch of brick edge coming through. A complex nose of ripe dark cherries and plums with cinnamon, oak and caramel. Earthy with dark berries and a hint of black pepper. Good balance with light moderate tannins and a fairly long finish with a touch of heat."

La Petite Vigne "Kendal 2008", Semillon
Produced from the finest quality Semillon grapes grown in the Franschhoek Valley and bought in by La Petite Vigne for processing in the winery. An exclusive quantity of 1000 bottles produced. Subtle flavours of Pineapple, lemon, pear and herbs.

Delicious!

Facilities

Guest Amenities in Rooms

· Extra length comfortable beds and pure cotton linen

· Light quilts in summer, luxury duvets in winter

· Pure cotton linen

· Small fridge, complimentary water and fresh milk

· Air-conditioning

· Television (DSTV Guest house suite)

· Books & magazines

· Tea and coffee making facilities

· Hairdryers

· Mini-safes

· Heated towel rails

· Swimming pool towels

· Toiletries and moisturising foam bath

Directions

From Stellenbosch / Paarl As you drive into Franschhoek village from Stellenbosch, turn left into Uitkyk Street, at the brown signs which point towards Dieux Donne and Chamonix (the Franschhoek Shopping Centre sign will be on your right at this point). The Uitkyk Street name is clearly marked. Travel up Uitkyk Street until you pass the last row of houses. On your left you will see a green palisade fence with white pillars and this is the start of La Petite Vigne's property. Travel another 100 metres up to the La Petite Vigne Gate at No 40 Uitkyk Street. Turn into the main entrance and ring the bell and the gate will open remotely and we'll be waiting to welcome you in the reception area! From Franschhoek Pass / Villersdorp As you travel into Franschhoek from the pass, you will come to a three way stop. The Huguenot Monument will be on your left. Turn right at the three way stop into Huguenot Street which is Franschhoek's main street. Travel for approximately two kilometres through along Huguenot Street until you see the Franschhoek Shopping Centre on your left. At the Franschhoek Shopping Centre sign, you will see a brown board to your right, pointing up the hill to Dieux Donne and Chamonix wine estates and several small blue, red and white boards. This is Uitkyk Street turn right into Uitkyk Street and follow the directions in 3. above.