Estate Living Digital Publication Issue 1 January 2015 | Page 28

RESIDENTIAL
REVIEW
NOOITGEDACHT

We often dream of a
lifestyle where the aroma
of freshly baked bread
and brewed coffee
wafts through the home,
while outside, cobbled
avenues and landscaped
lawns trace a path to a
fountained courtyard.

W

e often dream of a
lifestyle where the
aroma of freshly
baked bread and
brewed
coffee
wafts
through
the home, while, outside, cobbled
avenues and landscaped lawns trace
a path to a fountained courtyard.
Evenings are spent catching up with

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friends and neighbours at the local deli,
tucking into delicious food and wine or
simply watching the sun set behind
the mountain, while children play in
the well-manicured gardens. For the
residents of Nooitgedacht Village, this
lifestyle is less of a dream and more of
a reality. Nestled on the fringes of the
historic Boland town of Stellenbosch,
Nooitgedacht is one of the major

wine grape producers in the area and
fruits from the orchids are exported to
Europe and the Far Ea st. The village
supplies some of the most prominent
Stellenbosch wine estates, including
Beyerskloof, Simonsig, Kanu and
L’Avenir Drawing its design inspiration
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from quaint European Villages, the
270-hectare, 17th-century estate
boasts a rich history and embraces