With Christmas almost upon us, and thoughts of food and drink filling our waking moments, do consider this Classic Collection which we have been tasting, on your behalf…

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Classic Collection Petit Verdot 2015. This is an interesting wine produced in the Western Cape, with a pleasant after taste and has  a slightly spicey tone – as it says on the bottle, with a hint of dark cherries, plums and mulberries. It think it’s better than the price would indicate. We loved it. You will notice that we have begun this particular bottle. Bad, bad granny and gramps, but so hard not to.

Stockist: NISA

RRP: £7.55

 

Classic Collection Grenache Blanc 2015

Another from the Western Cape, with more of a peaches and apple flavour and one that brings a taste of summer to what has been a damp and dreary week. Best to drink soon, and perhaps not to cellar it for too long. I think it would go well with salmon, and chicken.

Stockist: NISA

RRP: £7.55

 

KWV Mentors Petit Verdot 2014

Crikey, this is a good one. This is an intense wine, loads of flavour, with that dark cherry and plum. It is a hard wine to ignore. You can be chatting, take a sip, and then actually take time to think – this is gorgeous. You’ll love it.

Stockist: Ocado

RRP: £14.95

 

KWV Mentors Cabernet Franc 2013

This is the Cab France Challenge winner 2016 and trust me, you will be doing a lot of sipping, tasting and concentrating. It’s really good.  ‘Bold’ I think is the word, full of character. You might have met people who ‘command their space’. This wine does just that. Take time to enjoy its smoothness, and a flavour with that hint of dark cherries, and much more besides. A complex wine, and worthy award winner.

Stockist: Ocado

RRP: £14.95