Wines made from Cabernet franc grapes of San Juan
Discover the best wines made with Cabernet franc as a single variety or as a blend of San Juan.
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 San Juan
San Juan is an important Argentinean wine-producing area, producing wines of increasing quality using traditional European Grape varieties. The wine region of San Juan covers the administrative area of the same name in the north-western corner of Argentina. The province sits between Mendoza and La Rioja, and is almost entirely contained within the mountainous foothills of the Andes. In terms of production Volume, San Juan is Argentina's second-largest wine region after Mendoza.
What are the typical flavors of the Cabernet franc grape variety?
- OakPresent in 5% of Cabernet franc
- Black fruitPresent in 5% of Cabernet franc
- SpicesPresent 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
- PeachPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- Black currantPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- FloralPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- Tree fruitPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- MicrobioPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- CherryPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- OakyPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- CheesePresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- ToastyPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- CassisPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- ChocolatePresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- Black fruitsPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- EarthyPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- PepperPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
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