Along with great soils, such as koffieklip – “coffee stone” – and sandy soils with a good clay layer beneath, ideal for vineyards.

Being close to both False and Table Bay, and the Atlantic Ocean, we have cooling sea breezes that not only aerates our vines, leading to less disease pressure, but also cools down the vines at night, extending the ripening period, leading to better quality grapes and less loss of natural acidity.

At Eikendal we take this approach in the vineyard, using chemicals only when absolutely necessary. We are fortunate to have a vineyard team that have been on the estate for generations, and are all exceptionally skilled and trained vineyard staff.

We also believe in leaving our cover crops in place, and weed pest control is done manually. We leave the organic material resting on the soil and later work it in, leading to a better aerated and fertilised soil, which cuts down on any pesticides needed.

We have planted mostly Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Chardonnay, with our oldest vines planted in 1987, with Eikendal’s innovative winemaker Nico Grobler concentrating on these classic varieties as well as Sauvignon Blanc  and the flagship Bordeaux-style Eikendal Classique. 

Numerous awards and accolades from around the world bear testimony to Eikendal’s fine wine heritage.

At Eikendal we are proud of all the accolades and awards we have received of the last 33 years. We have successfully achieved awards at prestigious South African competitions such as the Nederburg Auction, Veritas, Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show and wine guides like Top100 SA Wines and John Platter. 

Internationally we have featured amongst many top wines at the Wine Enthusiast, Wine Spectator, Decanter, IWSC, IWC, Mundus Vini, and Chardonnay du Monde Wine Challenges, to name a few. 

Download our latest awards here.

At Eikendal we truly believe that good grapes make for a good wine, and more and more energy goes into our vineyards, with assistant winemaker and farm manager Christo Hanse at the helm. 

While some of our vineyards are now in their 30’s and producing stellar wines, we also believe that constantly evaluation vineyard quality will help us identify blocks that need to be replaced and when we do, we only us the best plant material available on the market.

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