Description

De Waal Wines is a historic, family‑run estate in the Polkadraai Hills of Stellenbosch, renowned for its pioneering role in South African Pinotage and a winemaking legacy spanning over nine generations. With vineyards rooted in ancient granite soils and cooled by ocean breezes, the estate crafts elegant, terroir‑driven wines that balance purity, structure, and classic Stellenbosch character. Best known for its iconic Top of the Hill Pinotage—the oldest recorded Pinotage vineyard in the world—De Waal blends tradition, minimal intervention, and meticulous craftsmanship to create refined, age‑worthy wines shaped by heritage and passion.