Regna Loca Cabernet Sauvignon

Beef, Lamb, Poultry

The 2024 vintage in Franschhoek was shaped by a cool, wet winter in 2023, providing ample water reserves for the growing season. Summer brought warm, dry, and windy conditions, keeping disease pressure low but making irrigation essential in January. While yields were reduced, the resulting fruit displayed exceptional concentration, purity and balance – ideal for producing structured, expressive Cabernet Sauvignon. The 2024 vintage in Franschhoek was shaped by a cool, wet winter in 2023, providing ample water reserves for the growing season. Summer brought warm, dry, and windy conditions, keeping disease pressure low but making irrigation essential in January. While yields were reduced, the resulting fruit displayed exceptional concentration, purity and balance – ideal for producing structured, expressive Cabernet Sauvignon.

The fruit was destemmed and kept as whole berries to preserve integrity and enhance purity of fruit expression. Fermentation took place in stainless steel tanks with gentle punch-downs three times daily for balanced extraction. Post-fermentation, the wine was pressed and matured for 18 months in French oak barrels, with 30% matured in new wood.

Rickety Bridge Winery is an historic Franschhoek wine estate. Situated in the renowned Franschhoek valley the food and wine capital of South Africa the Rickety Bridge winery and Country Manor House nestle against the hillside overlooking vineyards and the majestic Wemmershoek Mountains. The land dates back to 1694 when the farms were granted to the first French Huguenots who settled in the area.