The wine region of Langhorne Creek is located in the region of Fleurieu of Australie du Sud of Australia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Mollydooker or the Domaine Bremerton produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Langhorne Creek are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Malbec and Petit Verdot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Langhorne Creek often reveals types of flavors of oaky, black plum or apples and sometimes also flavors of bramble, tropical fruit or mulberry.
In the mouth of Langhorne Creek is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 170 estates and châteaux in the of Langhorne Creek, producing 519 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Langhorne Creek go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).
Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.
wines from the region of Langhorne Creek go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of chili con carne, tanjia (lamb shoulder confit) or canned duck confit.
On the nose in the region of Langhorne Creek often reveals types of flavors of oaky, blackberry or plum and sometimes also flavors of leather, eucalyptus or chocolate. In the mouth in the region of Langhorne Creek is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
