Contact Info
LOCATION: Simondium Road, R45, Paarl
OWNER: Babylonstoren
CONTACT: Petrus van Eeden
EMAIL: petrus@babylonstoren.com
TEL: 021 863 3852
FACEBOOK: @babylonstoren
INSTAGRAM: @babylonstoren
Technical Info
TREES: 55,300
LIRES PRODUCED: 35,000
TERROIR/SOILS: Mostly Longlands and Klapmuts soils
CULTIVARS: Frantoio, Leccino, Mission, Kalamata, Noccelara, FS17, Coratina, Don Carlo, Manzanilla, Arbequina, Maurino, Picqual, Koroneiki
STYLES: Medium, Delicate
CTC MEMBER: Yes
OTHER PRODUCTS: Variety of table olives in herbs, olive flower soap & olive napery.
Experiences
EVOO TASTING: Winter 10am – 5pm, summer 10am – 6pm
RESTAURANT: Babel: Booking essential.
Greenhouse: Daily 10am – 4pm.
The Bakery: Mon, Wed & Fri 6pm – 9pm, booking essential.WINE TASTING: Winter 10am – 5pm, summer 10am – 6pm. Cellar and olive tours 10am – 4pm
ACCOMMODATION: 5 Star Hotel and Spa, farm house, manor and cottages
FUNCTIONS: Yes
OTHER ACTIVITIES: 5Ha garden with garden tours daily at 10am.
Workshops: Bee keeping, soap making, bonsai, charcuterie and many more!
Tasting Notes
Babylonstoren EVOO Blend (blue 500ml or 3l tin): Balanced, medium style oil with flavours of bitter almonds and walnut. Fruit of green and ripe olives with mild pepperiness.
Babylonstoren EVOO Frantoio (green 500ml tin): Renowned for its robust fruitiness and full herbaceous aroma and flavour. The spiciness indicates freshness and superb quality.
Babylonstoren EVOO Coratina (matt gold 500ml tin): Coratina permeates aromas of dried herbs and green leafy vegetables, even a hint of banana. Intense, with flavours reminiscent of radicchio and artichoke.
History & Culture
Granted in 1692, Babylonstoren is one of the oldest Cape Dutch farms in South Africa. Today it features 5-star accommodation in restored 17thcentury cottages, a garden spa, farm-to-table restaurants, a winery, an olive press, a farm and online shop. Unique to the property is the formal twelve acre fruit and vegetable garden that was inspired by the Company Gardens of the Cape that once provisioned ships passing by the Cape of Good Hope on voyages to and from the East.
Awards 2023
🥇Gold - SAO (Medium) - Coratina
🥇Gold - SAO (Medium) - Blend
🥇Gold - AITC (Medium) - Coratina
🥇Gold - L IOOC (Medium) - Frantoio
🥈Silver - SAO (Medium) - Frantoio
🥈Silver - AITC (Medium) - Blend
🥈Silver - AITC (Medium) - Frantoio
🥈Silver - L IOOC (Medium) - Blend
🥈Silver - L IOOC (Medium) - Coratina