The wine region of Temecula Valley is located in the region of South Coast of California of United States. We currently count 60 estates and châteaux in the of Temecula Valley, producing 715 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Temecula Valley 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.
wines from the region of Temecula Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast beef casserole, rice with paprika and merguez or potjevleesch (meat in a pot).
On the nose in the region of Temecula Valley often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, red fruit or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or oak. In the mouth in the region of Temecula Valley is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
