De Grendel, Durbanville

Owned by the Graaff family who also happen to own large tracts of Table Mountain.  De Grendel, meaning latch or lock in Dutch, is one of Cape Town’s oldest farms, stretching out over almost 330 hectares on the fynbos-covered slopes of Tygerberg Hill.

The views of Table Mountain and Cape Town are possibly the most spectacular of any wine farm in the Cape. Look out over the vineyards to the magnificent view of Table Mountain, Cape Town city and the Atlantic Ocean.

While there are references to grapes having been grown on De Grendel in the 1800s, it was only in 2000 that viniculture was established on the estate.  De Grendel is not a terroir winemaker, preferring to blend wines from different regions to create its award-winning wines. De Grendel’s grapes are harvested from two principal vineyards:  Tygerberg and Op die Berg.

Sir David Graaff first planted vines on De Grendel in 1999, almost 200 years after the last vines had been destroyed.  Since then De Grendel has become synonymous with exquisite wines, borne of the Graaff's love of the soil and scientific approach to winemaking.