Deep ruby red with ripe red fruit, crushed black pepper and dried rose petal, French oak tannins woven through a medium bodied glass. Grown on dry-land vineyards in Darling, South Africa, aged 8 to 10 months in oak before the alcohol comes out.
Region: Darling, South Africa
Grapes: 100% Syrah
Sweetness: Semi-sweet (27 g/L residual sugar)
Body: Medium
Key ingredients: Dealcoholized Syrah wine. Contains sulfites.
Good to know: Aged 8 to 10 months in third and fourth fill French and American oak, then dealcoholized by spinning cone under vacuum at low temperature. Gluten-free. Contains sulfites, under 150 mg per liter.
How to enjoy: Serve with roasted vegetables, grilled meats, or a mushroom risotto.
Swizzle's Take: We reach for this when someone wants a real Syrah, oak and all, without the alcohol.
