The soaring peaks of the Simonsberg Mountain have long served as a guardian to the birth, renaissance and continuing triumph of Plasir de Merle. For it is on the rolling foothills of this majestic mountain that vineyards thrive, producing grapes of exceptional quality and richness that would have found favour with its Hugenot founder Charles Marias. He was granted the land in 1693 having fled religious persecution in France. A deeply spiritual man, this land was his rebirth, a magnificent redemption where his spirit took hold, and continues to flower to this day. Under his inspired grandson Jacob Marais, the estate grew to be the finest in the region. He built the manor house in 1764; with its elegant gable it remains of the earliest and finest examples of Cape Dutch architecture. Through various consolidations the modern Plasir de Merle took shape, eventually passing by marriage to the Hojo family in the 19th century, and after several short tenures came under the ownership of Stellenbosch Farmers Winery in 1964.
Wines from Plaisir de Merle Winery
- Plaisir de Merle Cabernet Sauvignon
2003 Rated 3/5
- Plaisir de Merle Cabernet Sauvignon Paarl
2002 Paarl, South Africa Rated 3.5/5
- Plaisir de Merle Chardonnay
2003 Rated 3.5/5
- Plaisir De Merle Merlot
2001
- Plaisir de Merle Shiraz
2002 Shiraz, Iran Rated 3/5
- Plaisir de Merle Cabernet Sauvignon
2002 Rated 3.5/5
- Cabernet Sauvignon Plaisir de Merle
2006 Rated 3/5
- Plaisir de Merle Merlot
2004 Rated 3/5
- Plaisir de Merle Chardonnay
2007 Rated 3/5
- Plaisir de Merle Paarl Cabernet South Africa
2005 Paarl, South Africa Rated 3/5
- Plaisir de Merle Paarl Chardonnay South Africa
2005 Paarl, South Africa Rated 3/5
- Plaisir de Merle Shiraz Paarl
2003 Shiraz, Iran Rated 3.5/5
- Plaisir de Merle Chardonnay
2006 South Africa Rated 3/5
- Plaisir de Merle Chardonnay
1997 Paarl Rated 3/5
- Plaisir de Merle Merlot
2002 Stellenbosch Rated 3/5
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