The best sparkling wines

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Cape Wine Master Winifred Bowman’s best selection of wines for spring...

Kleine Zalze Brut Rosé NV

It has a silver-pink hue, made from chardonnay and pinot noir, and just an explosion of strawberry and raspberry on the tongue – soft, gentle mousse – all about flirtation.

Steenberg 1682 Pinot Noir MCC

Pretty in pink, creamy in the mouth with raspberry and strawberries dancing pirouettes with the never ending bubbles.

Delight in a glass and made from 100% pinot noir.

Pieter Ferreira Rosé 2013

This is for that special celebration: salmon pink, elegant with pearly strings of bubbles creeping slowly to the surface of the glass.

Elegant and sophisticated with cherry and red berry.

Krone Night Nectar Rose 2018

The mousse is fine and creamy with the effervescence of citrus-sherbet singing along, lengthening into a vibrant acidity and treacle-tinged finish. Food pairing: prawns grilled on hot coals with coconut lime basting and peach chutney; it’s berry-richness harmonious with unctuous, sticky pork belly; spice, texture, cream are all heightened, pair with the pillowy softness of strawberry cream cake.

Colmant Rose NV

Romantic, gracious, and harmonious! A tender touch to Colmant’s alluring blend. While chardonnay makes up 25% of the blend, pinot noir leads the dance with 75%. A portion (10%) of the pinot noir is macerated on the skins to give the Brut Rosé its colour and signature red berry aroma and flavour. The chardonnay contributes vivacity, finesse, and harmonious elegance. 15% of the base wine is barrel fermented and there is a 15% reserve wine portion blended in.

Graham Beck Vintage Rose 2014

Delicate and delightfully demure, yet superbly complex and rewarding. The delightful salmon pink hue of the Vintage Rosé perfectly complements the sumptuous strawberry notes and rich creamy complexity on the palate.

House of BNG Brut Methode Cap Classique

The House of BNG Brut is elegant and fresh with hints of complexity and yeastiness along with fine mousse.