Zeitgeist Cinsault

Butterflied lamb, chargrilled steak, venison.

The words ‘Darling’ and ‘Cinsault’ will soon be as synonymous as ‘Mendoza’ and ‘Malbec’ or ‘Coonawarra’ and ‘Cabernet Sauvignon’. The hardy Mediterranean grape, Cinsault, has found its spiritual home away from home in the hot, dry conditions of the Darling region, due north of Cape Town and surrounded by the Swartland region.

Winemaking is completely hands off. The juice spends 4 weeks on the skins, then drained & pressed to 8 year old 600 L barrels.

Blackwater wines are focused on sourcing fruit from the best possible vineyards across the Western Cape building long lasting relationships with the growers and do my utmost to make wines true to their origin. With the minimal intervention ethos in the cellar it all comes down to the grapes no wine making tricks – just sticking to the basics and attention to details. I personally enjoy wines built on natural acidity & grape tannin not plastered under layers of oak with countless additions and manipulations forced upon it. I trust you will enjoy the wines as much as I enjoy the journey of making them.