Wines made from Cabernet franc grapes of Mendoza - Page 2
Discover the best wines made with Cabernet franc as a single variety or as a blend of Mendoza.
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
Mendoza is by far the largest wine region in Argentina. Located on a high-altitude plateau at the edge of the Andes Mountains, the province is responsible for roughly 70 percent of the country's annual wine production. The French Grape variety Malbec has its New World home in the vineyards of Mendoza, producing red wines of great concentration and intensity. The province Lies on the western edge of Argentina, across the Andes Mountains from Chile.
What are the typical flavors of the Cabernet franc grape variety?
- OakPresent in 58% of Cabernet franc
- Black fruitPresent in 45% of Cabernet franc
- SpicesPresent in 40% of Cabernet franc
- Non oakPresent in 39% of Cabernet franc
- EarthPresent in 36% of Cabernet franc
- Red fruitPresent in 35% of Cabernet franc
- MicrobioPresent in 12% of Cabernet franc
- Dried fruitPresent in 9% of Cabernet franc
- VegetalPresent in 8% of Cabernet franc
- FloralPresent in 8% of Cabernet franc
- PepperPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- ChocolatePresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- Dark fruitPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- BlackberryPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- TobaccoPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- LeatherPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- EucalyptusPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- Citrus fruitPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- OakyPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- PrunePresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
News about the grape variety Cabernet franc
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The rise of California Cabernet Franc plus 20 top wines worth seeking out
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