The Foreign Affair Winery Dream 2020

The epitome of a dream fulfilled - think Bordeaux blend Ripasso

Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Cabernet Franc

$67.00

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Black Fruit and Pepper / Spice, Sweet Spice, Leather / Earthy, and Toasted

BODY: Medium +
DRYNESS: Dry
ACIDITY: Medium +
TANNIN: Medium
ALCOHOL (%): High (More than 14%)

Origin: Ontario, Canada

Grape Varietals:
Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Cabernet Franc

Winemaking:

Grape Drying, Crushed, Extended Skin Contact, and Malolactic Fermentation

Maturation: 19-24 Months Oak Barrels

Awards:

WESTERN FOOD PAIRING
Smash burgers, Philly Cheesesteak, Kebabs

ASIAN FOOD PAIRING
Chicken Tikka, Murtabak, Claypot Chicken

Description

The Foreign Affair Winery Dream 2020

The wine is labelled as dream, representing a dream fulfilled, in terms of starting a Canadian Appassimento based winery

Grape Varietals & Regions: Merlot 48% , Cabernet Sauvignon 38% , Cabernet Franc 16%. Made from vineyards across Niagara, Canada.

Taste Profile: Aromas of baking spice, black fruit & cedar leap out of the glass. With the palate bursting with ripe fruit like blackberry & forest floor. You will be delighted to find firm structure and a dry finish on this wine.

Winemaking Procees: The wine was aged in French and American oak barrels for 19 months, with about 17% of the grapes going through appassimento drying.

Shouldered & Powerful Reds

Powerful modern reds with the ability to age. They tend to be very intense, with ripe fruit, firm tannins & drinkability either young or cellared.

They often have notes of forest floor, blackcurrant, mint & eucalyptus

Passito Wines

Passito wines is the use of dried grapes to make wines. The main difference from late harvest is that these wines are often picked when ripe & dried after picking, and can be dried to different levels of moisture. A practice made popular by Italy, it has been adopted in various other regions