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Vintages Release November 4, 2023

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Red Wine

The Foreign Affair Dream 2020, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario V.Q.A., Canada: The Foreign Affair Dream 2020 is a dry, medium-plus-bodied and juicy red wine blend of mostly Merlot with Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot grapes added to the mix. The wine is produced partially in the Appassimento style and spends 18 months in French and American oak barrels (25% new). You can count on rich and lush dark berry, cassis, dark cherry, anise, cedar brush and toasty oak spice flavours balanced with brilliant acidity on the palate. Drink or hold, enjoy it with a meat-lover's pizza or a Bistecca alla Fiorentina. Food pairings: smoky game burgers, beef steak, rack of lamb, smoked cheeses. Drink: 2023 - 2027 364380 14% D 750 mL $29.95 Score: 90/100. November 2023. Top Rated Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart

White Wine

Jaffelin Pouilly-Fuissé 2021, Burgundy A.C., France: Jaffelin 2021 Pouilly-Fuissé is a friendly and enticing Chardonnay, fruity, floral with toasted almond, honeyed brioche with a touch of cinnamon spice and matched with brilliant acidity. Exceptionally good, chill and enjoy it with pan-fried scallops. Created in 1936, the appellation of Pouilly-Fuissé encompasses the villages of Solutré-Pouilly, Fuissé, Vergisson and Chaintré. Pouilly-Fuissé food pairings: pan-fried scallops, smoked salmon on baguette, grilled prawns, steamed mussels. Drink: 2023 - 2027 29711 13% XD 750 mL $45.95 Score: 90/100. November 2023. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart


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