Babylon's Peak Private Cellar
Nooitgedacht Farm, Malmesbury, South Africa
Babylon's Peak private cellar is nestled on the slopes of the Perdeberg, between Malmesbury and Perl. The cellar is built on the farm Nooitgedacht, which has belonged to the Basson family for four generations. The name 'Babylon's Peak' is derived from a very high granite peak on the farm, known to the locals as 'Babylonstoren'. Wines were made in the old cellar until 1948, when the farmers in the region got together to form a cooperative. But in the early 2000s, Stephan Basson decided to renovate the cellar and realise a dream by producing wine there again.