The wine region of Curtefranca is located in the region of Franciacorta of Lombardie of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Ca' del Bosco or the Domaine Castello di Gussago produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Curtefranca are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Curtefranca often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, black fruit or oak and sometimes also flavors of non oak, microbio or tree fruit.
In the mouth of Curtefranca is a powerful. We currently count 71 estates and châteaux in the of Curtefranca, producing 140 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Curtefranca go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, shellfish or mature and hard cheese.
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 Curtefranca go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of oxtail confit in red wine, soy and shrimp noodles or lamb tagine with artichokes and dried tomatoes.
