The Pilgrimage Semillon

Will pair with dishes such as; Breyani, chicken curry, roast pork, seafood, shellfish, roast chicken & Paella. A versatile wine which can be paired with many dishes.

Vineyards planted in 1905 and grown in granite soils in the Franschhoek Valley. Extremely low yield, averaging at 3 tonnes / ha.

Barrel maturation took place for 10 months.

Grapes were whole-bunch pressed and the natural fermentation took place in Austrian Foudre and Italian concrete. The must was fermented between 14 - 17 ̊C and the lees was stirred up daily for two months and then once every month for the next 8 months thereafter. Sulphur was added only at bottling.

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.