The wine region of Friuli Grave is located in the region of Frioul-Vénétie Julienne of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Italo Cescon or the Domaine Italo Cescon produce mainly wines white, red and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Friuli Grave are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Friuli Grave often reveals types of flavors of oaky, tropical or minerality and sometimes also flavors of white peach, cheese or stone fruit.
In the mouth of Friuli Grave is a powerful. We currently count 163 estates and châteaux in the of Friuli Grave, producing 577 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Friuli Grave go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or mushrooms.
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.
red wines from the region of Friuli Grave go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of pork tongue with bacon and onions, pasta with vongoles (flat clams) or lamb chops with lemon and herbs.
On the nose in the region of Friuli Grave often reveals types of flavors of oaky, oak or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or black fruit. In the mouth in the region of Friuli Grave is a powerful.
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