Address: Koelenhof, 7605, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Phone: +27 21 865 2135
Website: www.beyerskloof.com
Tasting room opening times:
Monday - Friday: 08h30 - 16h30/Saturday: 10h00 - 16h30
Sunday: closed/ Public Holidays: Please phone

In 1988 one of the Cape’s most foremost wine makers, Beyers Truter of Kanonkop Estate formed a partnership with four ardent wine lovers in Johannesburg with one ideal in mind : To produce a wine of exceptional character.

After exploring the Cape Winelands for a suitable location they found a perfectly situated farm in the Koelenhof area within the Stellenbosch Wine of Origin region. Coincidence provided an appropriate name. The farm’s original name was Nooitgedacht, which for five generations belonged to the Beyers’ family before Jan Andries Beyers sold it in 1895. Beyers Truter is a direct descendent of Jan Beyers, thus making him the sixth generation to farm this land.This piece of land could only have one name - Beyerskloof

Beyerskloof’s beginnings were very humble. Beyers Truter has said, “When I arrived on the farm, there was nothing except a donkey. Oh ja, and and some ducks.” Now there is a small but modern cellar that, along with tasting room, had a face-lift in 1997. Beyers uses stainless steel roto-fermenter tanks for some of the Pinotage grapes to achieve the extra skin-juice contact that leads to improved colour and extraction levels. The grapes for the Cabernet-based Beyerskloof are still fermented in the old-fashioned way in open-air tanks. A barrel maturation cellar to store the new French Nevers oak 225 litre barriques that are a crucial element of the Truter winemaking philosophy stores in the region of about 1300 barrels. Beyerskloof was the first Cape wine to enjoy early maturation in 100% new barriques.

The Beyerskloof philosophy is to give a truthful expression of the God given gifts we received and doing everything in our ability to offer a memorable, world-class wine experience to all in order to be the South African winery of choice.

This philosophy shines through the commitment of winemaker Beyers Truter to produce world class quality wines. A commitment that has earned Beyerskloof international acclaim such as the Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande Trophy for the Best Blended Red Wine in the world at the INTERNATIONAL WINE & SPIRIT COMPETITION held annually in London.

Our constant desire to be innovative, forward thinking and ultimately ahead of the pack is driven by a yearning to please the everyday consumer. Here are some of the many initiatives initiated by Beyers and the team at Beyerskloof to illustrate our philosophy.

Devotion to improving Pinotage
Beyers Truter was a founding member of the Pinotage Association.

Also on the estate is a wonderful restaurant with the following opening times:
Tuesday - Friday: 09h00 - 15h00/Saturday: 11h00 - 15h00
Sunday & Monday: Closed/ Public Holidays: Please phone