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The Foreign Affair Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 Wine Review

The Foreign Affair Cabernet Sauvignon 2015

The Foreign Affair Cabernet Sauvignon 2015

Niagara Peninsula, Ontario V.Q.A., Canada

Community Score:90/100

Community Reviews: 3

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Price: $39.95

Drink: 2016-2021

Bottle size: 750 ml

Alcohol: 15.8%

Sweetness: Extra Dry

Wine Type: Red Wine


Winery: The Foreign Affair

Agent: Epic Wines and Spirits Inc.

Natalie's Score: 89/100

A bright, juicy and flavourful and full-bodied Cabernet Sauvignon made in the traditional Italian Appassimento method of drying grapes before fermentation to add more heft, body, colour, weight and alcohol to the finished wine.

Cabernet Sauvignon food pairings: rib eye steak, sirloin tip roast, long ribs on the barbie.

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This The Foreign Affair Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 was reviewed on November 12, 2016 by Natalie MacLean

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Daniel O'Keefe rated this wine as 91/100 with the following review:

Nose offers blackcurrant, dried cherry, kirsch, fig, vanilla, tobacco, and oak notes. Big and broad palate with intense and tight tannins, good acidity, and a generous body of 14.2% ABV. Ripe cherry, baking spices, dried currant, and subtle oak flavours persist through the long finish. 18 months in a combination of French and American oak. Decant and serve with grilled lamb, braised beef, veal, venison, zesty red sauces, or dark chocolate now, or allow to evolve and develop through 2025 with careful cellaring.
From the Niagara Peninsula wine region, The Foreign Affair 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon is a big, hefty appassimento-style red with intense black plum, dried fruit, minty, earthy fresh mushroom, cigar box and vanilla flavours on the palate. Tannins are firm, structured. A good cellaring candidate for two years or more. - Community Wine Reviews

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