Eagles Nest was originally a section of Groot Constantia, the wine supplier to European nobility, established by Simon van der Stel in the late 1600's. Our history reveals that it operated as a commercial farm producing export fruit, as well as, vegetables for the local market up until the late 1960's. Over time the farm has had a number of owners; since 1984 it has been in the control of the Mylrea family.
Following a devastating mountain fire in 2000 which destroyed all of our natural fynbos vegetation and Protea plants, as well as approximately 95% of the forestation, we decided to move the farms focus to wine. Whilst the Constantia Valley is most famous for its whites, we felt that with our unique terroir within the valley, it would be more suited to reds. With our East, West and North facing slopes it is the steepest commercially farmed land in the Cape region, if not all of South Africa.
Our land is located 10.5km from the warm False Bay coastline and in the direct path of the summer trade winds. The lower vineyards are at around 150m above sea level and the highest at approximately 400m above sea level. Average rain fall is approximately 1100mm to 1200mm per annum. Of the total area of 38.4 hectares, approximately 12 hectares are under vine which will deliver around 120 ton due to the fact that the steep slopes allow for a higher than normal vine density per hectare.
