Sparkling Cabernet Wines

The 1995 vintage of this Martinborough red is a blend of 50 per cent Cabernet Sauvignon, 35 per cent Cabernet Franc and 15 per cent Merlot, wood-aged for 10 months. It's a mouthfilling (13. 5 per cent alcohol) wine with light colour but plenty of ...

Mmm Û smells of berries, nutmeg and tobacco, with a tight, tannic palate full of mature, leathery flavours.

Earthy, sweet, leafy blackcurrant aromas and nicely structured, gently sweet palate.

Sparkling cabernet can be an edgy, assertive beast. The dynamic David Franz has tamed this one to quite a level of regal distinction. Its tannins demand a decade to soften and it will live for three.

There's always a curious moment when you realise that cabernet's been bubbled up here. It works well, offering ripe blackcurrant fruit aromas, some leaves and gentle dark-olive complexity. The palate's mapped out with finesse and precision, showin...

Relatively bright colour; said to have had 5 years on yeast lees, and also short-term oak treatment; an unlikely duo (cabernet sauvignon and Hunter Valley), but the outcome is surprisingly good, with bright fruit flavours and good balance.

Developed colour is no surprise; the wine spent 3 years on yeast lees/tirage before being disgorged; has come together very well indeed, with good mouthfeel, balance and length to its medley of fruitcake and mocha flavours.

Appearance: Ruby red Bouquet: Ripe blackberry and red currant with a hint of peppermint Palate: A fine mousse with sweet berry and savoury characters coupled with a long lively finish Serve with: A platter of soft cheeses and muscat rai...

This is a straightforward sparkling red with stewed plum and berries on the nose along with some meaty and earthy notes. The palate is mellow enough but rather one-dimensional, with sweet berry flavour and a fairly tannic grip at the end. Try it w...

A rich and quite sweet sparkling red, this shows generous red berry fruit and a quite soft mousse. We love the lovely purple colour here at Cracka too - it looks superb in the glass. Quite delicious really.

Complex flavours of black fruits and spices have built in bottle; the wine is far lighter, drier and more elegant than most sparkling reds; is a wine to be drunk, not just sipped.

Deep in the Balnaves engine room, Peter Bissell and team handcraft some of the Coonawarra's purest, and, as a result, most sought-after wines. And, of course, this being Coonawarra, they also produce one of the region's best sparkling reds. As wel...

A lively wine with quite noticeable florals and a tiny touch of Cabernet leafiness. The colour is dusky rose and being from cabernet will tend to hold its brilliance much longer than other red varieties. Chanticleer is made sparkling in the tradit...

Mid red in colour with a brick tinge. The nose is complex with red berries and black sweet fruit, leather, mushroom and forest floor aromas. The palate is sweet and soft with complex fruit. It has good balance.