Wines made from Cabernet franc grapes of Perdriel
Discover the best wines made with Cabernet franc as a single variety or as a blend of Perdriel.
More informations about the variety Cabernet franc
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.
More informations about the region of Mendoza
Perdriel is a small sub-region (20 kilometers 13 miles) South of the Argentine city of Mendoza at the foot of the Andes Mountains. It is home to some of Mendoza's Oldest vineyards, majoring on the Malbec and Cabernet Sauvignon grape varieties. Within the context of typically Full-bodied Mendoza red wines, the Malbecs from Perdriel often show comparitive subtlety and refinement and a hallmark Aroma of violets. Like Las Compuertas on the river's Northern bank, Perdriel has a mixture of New plantings and some vineyards with very old vines on their original rootstocks.
What are the typical flavors of the Cabernet franc grape variety?
- OakPresent in 3% of Cabernet franc
- Black fruitPresent in 3% of Cabernet franc
- EarthPresent in 3% of Cabernet franc
- Non oakPresent in 3% of Cabernet franc
- Red fruitPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- SpicesPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- CherryPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- ChocolatePresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- SandalwoodPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- MicrobioPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- CinnamonPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- ToastyPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- CassisPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- MushroomPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- Black currantPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- OakyPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- Black fruitsPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- PepperPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- RaspberryPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- Dark chocolatePresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
News about the grape variety Cabernet franc
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