The wine region of Valle de Guadalupe is located in the region of Baja California of North of Mexico. We currently count 230 estates and châteaux in the of Valle de Guadalupe, producing 891 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Valle de Guadalupe go well with generally quite well with dishes .
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 Valle de Guadalupe go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef with balsamic sauce, lamb with ginger honey or curried veal roulades.
On the nose in the region of Valle de Guadalupe often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or blackberry and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, vanilla or black cherries. In the mouth in the region of Valle de Guadalupe is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
