Blackwater Noir Syrah

2012 - Bright red. There is uncanny energy in a light package here. Very fresh with red licorice, mint, morello cherries and an earthiness on the nose. The palate is densely packed but not heavy. Flavors of cranberry, cracked pepper and graphite-like tannins present a wine that has a character flaw as it wants so desperately to be Rhône but is deeply rooted in Swartland.