Shiraz

Game, ostrich, spare ribs, steak, roast beef, spicy lamb dishes.

Grapes selected from vineyards in Franschhoek and Breedekloof. All the grapes were picked by hand at optimal ripeness (balling between 23 and 24).

Malolactic fermentation took place in tank, thereafter the wine was transferred to 225l French oak barrels for 12 months. 15% New oak and the rest 2nd; 3rd; 4th; 5th fill barrels.

The grapes were destemmed and kept as whole berries. Fermentation took place in open fermenters with inoculated yeast strains. Dried stems were added back in to the tank during fermentation. Kept on the skins for 60 days after fermentation.

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.