Connect Red is the wine meant to connect you with the earth, but first Southbrook had to connect Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, made using organic and bio-dynamic methods in the vineyard and the winery; this wine is made so that you can make a connection to the world around you: human, animal, vegetable or mineral. The good news is, none of the 4 appear in the wine, it’s all fruit. The nose is smoky with raspberry, blackberry, cassis and strawberry notes while the taste doles out cassis, black raspberry, smoky notes and new leather (well I guess in this case one out of four ain’t bad). Good value red. Price: $14.95 – Rating: ****