Wines made from Cabernet franc grapes of Australia
Discover the best wines made with Cabernet franc as a single variety or as a blend of Australia.
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 wines of Australia
Australia is an extremely important wine producing country, both in terms of quality and the scale of its wine economy. Wine Australia's 2018 annual report describes it as the sixth largest wine producer in the world. That year's production was 1. 29 million litres (341 million US gallons), split 52:48 between red and white.
What are the typical flavors of the Cabernet franc grape variety?
- Black fruitPresent in 88% of Cabernet franc
- Red fruitPresent in 81% of Cabernet franc
- OakPresent in 81% of Cabernet franc
- EarthPresent in 79% of Cabernet franc
- SpicesPresent in 76% of Cabernet franc
- Non oakPresent in 70% of Cabernet franc
- VegetalPresent in 28% of Cabernet franc
- MicrobioPresent in 26% of Cabernet franc
- FloralPresent in 22% of Cabernet franc
- Dried fruitPresent in 21% of Cabernet franc
- Black currantPresent in 13% of Cabernet franc
- Citrus fruitPresent in 13% of Cabernet franc
- BlackberryPresent in 13% of Cabernet franc
- OakyPresent in 12% of Cabernet franc
- PlumPresent in 11% of Cabernet franc
- Black fruitsPresent in 10% of Cabernet franc
- VanillaPresent in 10% of Cabernet franc
- CassisPresent in 10% of Cabernet franc
- ChocolatePresent in 10% of Cabernet franc
- TobaccoPresent in 9% of Cabernet franc
News about the grape variety Cabernet franc
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