Even better than the regular Brut.  Another great value in sparkling wine from South Africa.  This has a pale silvery pink color.  The nose is elegant with slight cherries and minerals.  Nice mousse.  On the palate, very crisp acidity.  It begs for food but it fine on its own.  Light cherries and minerals.  Crisp finish.  Lovely wine.  

A great value in sparkling wines.  This is from South Africa.  It is a 50/50 blend of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.  Light gold in color.  A nice mousse.  On the nose, red apples and slight minerals.  It is crsip with good acidity.  The red apples carry thru.  Clean finish.  

Excellent showing for this wine.  It is a more modern take on a Barolo.  Deep ruby in color.  The nose has dark cherries, spice, and slight vanilla notes.  On the palate, this drinks more traditionally at 13 years from vintage if still a bit riper.  Cherries and dark cherries layered with slight earth and cedar.  Nice acidity.  Long finish.  Worked great with food (of course), but even on its own it drinks well.  Nice finish.  Seems to be closing in on peak but no hurry.  

A nice wine considering the vintage.  Purple in color.  The nose has nice cassis, slight tobacco and slight bell pepper.  On the palate, this is medium bodied with good cassis fruit.  Not a lot of tannins nor depth or complexity.  Perhaps with some cellaring it gains weight and complexity.  Nevertheless, it is very good right now.  Plenty of sinewy cassis fruit with underlying tobacco.  Nice acidity.  If found at the right price, it might be worth laying a couple of bottles down for a few years to see what develops.  

Whoa.  This was excellent and drinking great right now.  This is the regular bottling (do they still make that?).  Purple in color.  The nose is so pretty with a combination or wild herbs, earthiness and plums, and dark cherries.  On the palate, this has a lovely juicy texture.  It is depp with layers of complexity.  Vibrant fruit; cherries, dark cherries and slight plums and an underlying earthiness.  Long finish.  At 16 years from vintage this seems to be entering its peak but still is quite vital and there is no hurry to open.  

Purple in color.  Dusty cherries with slight plums on the nose.  On the palate, this is a bit more serious than many Barberas.  It has some depth with nice plum and cherry fruit.  There is a bit of spice as well.  Great acidity, it will work well with food.  Nice finish.  Really nice and in a good spot in 2017 but should have a few more years at least.  

Sometimes wine fool you and they last.  Not so much this time.  At 14 years from vintage, this is not dead but well past prime I think.  Of course, with age, all bottles are different, but if you own any of this, you should probably check in on it.  Deep golden in color.  The nose has note of bell pepper and asparagus.  No fruit.  On the palate, its a bit better with a nice minerality but has a metallic note on the finish.  All that sounds terrible and its not leading me to believe younger vintages may have something to offer.  This one is worth dirnking if you have it (as oppose to dumping

Ruby/Purple in color.  The nose is dusty with boysenberries.  This is easy drinking Syrah.  Lots of black raspberry fruit.  Not a lot of depth.  Quite tasty with good fruit.  

Purple in color.  The nose is dusty with some black raspberries and coffee.  On the palate, slight tannins with ripe black cherries.  Slight heat on the finish, but overall this is good and a nice value.  These wines tend to last up to a decade or more if well stored.  

I have always been a fan of this wine going back decades.  It used to be labeled as a Chianti but now they add fruit outside the zone and about 55% Sangiovese.  It is still a great value and a wine that will age in the cellar for ten years at least.  Ruby/purple in color.  The nose is earthy with sandalwood and cherries and an underlying char.  It is complex on the palate.  Great texture.  Cherries and cherry liqueur.  Nice acidity making it food friendly.