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River Road Cabernet 2015 Wine Review

River Road Cabernet 2015

River Road Cabernet 2015

Niagara River, Ontario VQA, Canada

Community Score:84/100

Community Reviews: 7

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Price: $14.95

Drink: 2015-2018

Bottle size: 750 ml

Alcohol: 13%

Sweetness: Dry

Wine Type: Red Wine


Winery: River Road

Agent: Reif Estate Winery

Natalie's Score: 87/100

Full-bodied with supple purple plums with juicy blueberry flavours. Pair with barbecued ribs.

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This River Road Cabernet 2015 was reviewed on August 29, 2017 by Natalie MacLean

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Carola Price rated this wine as 86/100 with the following review:

Nose full of jammy red fruit with some blackberry and coffee at the end. Sweet and jammy with a little plum in the mouth and a rather short finish. Pair with hamburgers and a rack of BBQ ribs. Drink now
Douglas McMillan rated this wine as 85/100 with the following review:

Soft aromas of plum and vanilla. The taste is very ripe plum and black cherry with low acidity and a very soft, round mouth-feel. I paired this with a spicy bacon pizza.
Jon Steeves - Sommelier rated this wine as 85/100 with the following review:

Very juicy and jammy red fruit. Medium plus body.
Monique Sosa - Accredited Sommelier rated this wine as 84/100 with the following review:

Moderate to mild aromas but pronounced juicy jammy cherry berry and vanilla flavours. Acidity is lacking and tannins moderate to low. A sweet and jammy red lacking some grip and structure. Tasted March 2017 by @sommsosa | bespoketastings.ca
Sylvain Segard rated this wine as 82/100 with the following review:

Bright deep ruby with purple rim. Intense jammy aroma of black berries and other small red fruit. On the palate, there is some sweetness and jammy raspberries, red cherries, and cassis. Fruity, almost cloying mouthfeel that subdues young gritty medium tannins. Lasting dark berry finish.
Gwen Marsonet rated this wine as 80/100

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