Blackwater Omerta, 2019, Swartland, South Africa

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Perfect with all food. This guy is no joke, it's begging to be served chilled with a cheese platter.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the wine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlackwater's Omerta, is named after the Mafia term \"code of silence\", and is a 100 percent Carignan beauty from our friend Francois Haasbroek. A modern take on Omerta is: \"Whoever appeals to the law against his fellow man is either a fool or a coward. Whoever cannot take care of himself without police protection is both.\" Drinking this will not necessarily lead to you a life of crime but it might harden the toughest of men.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"278\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eFor Blackwater Omerta, the name likely reflects the wine’s understated, unpretentious nature—quietly confident, yet full of character and depth. 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Blackwater Omerta, 2019, Swartland, South Africa

Blackwater Omerta, 2019, Swartland, South Africa

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