The wine region of Maremma Toscana is located in the region of Toscane of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Antinori or the Domaine Rocca di Frassinello produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Maremma Toscana are Sangiovese, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Maremma Toscana often reveals types of flavors of cherry, game or nutty and sometimes also flavors of hay, white peach or lime.
In the mouth of Maremma Toscana is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 278 estates and châteaux in the of Maremma Toscana, producing 692 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Maremma Toscana go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal.
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 Maremma Toscana go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of pasta gratin, quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese or cervelat in the alsatian style.
On the nose in the region of Maremma Toscana often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, earth or non oak and sometimes also flavors of oak, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth in the region of Maremma Toscana is a powerful with a nice freshness.
