One of the great dessert wines over the last couple hundred years. Made from Muscat de Frontignan. Deep amber orange in color. The nose is very nice with honey and slight apricot. On the palate this is slightly sweet, not cloying. Honey and a bit more intense apricots. Long finish. Seep and complex, this is still young and there is some upside.
Beck sparkling wines are some of the best values in sparkling wines. This retails for around $17 and is a quality dry sparkling wine. Light golden in color. Lots of small bubbles. The nose is all about the minerals with a dusty quality as well. Ever so very slightly sweet on the palate. Minerals and lemon oil. Would go with a wide variety of foods. Has some depth and complexity. Really enjoyable.
39% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Cabernet Franc, 16% Merlot, 14% Malbec and 9% Petit Verdot. This is a Bordeaux styled wine from South Africa. It sells for under $20 making it a very nice buy. Purple in color, ruby at the rim. The nose is very nice; dusty and complex with cassis, tobacco, some bell pepper. On the palate, this has a chewy texture. Nice complexity. Cassis, dark cherries with enough acid. Good finish. Drinking well now and won't get better but should hold for another five years at least.
This is history in a bottle. One of the great wines from South Africa and still a great dessert wine. Light golden in color. The nose is honeyed with apricots and peach. On the palate, this is sweet without being cloying. Honey and apricots. A bit of acidity. Worked well with food. A little goes a long way but it is delicious.
Salmon orange in color. A nice mousse with small to medium bubbles. The nose is very nice with strawberries and light lemon notes. There is a nice depth to this wine although it turns a bit flabby on the palate. Given that this sells for under $20, that isn't the worst thing in the world. It is tasty and makes a nice inexpensive but festive sparkler.
Interesting but my least favortie of the Graham Beck lineup. Light gold in color. The nose has some slight minerals to it. On the palate, this is slightly sweet. It is tasty but not as deep. A hint of bitterness on the finish. A very solid wine and still a fine value.
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.
