Wines made from Cabernet franc grapes of Brazil
Discover the best wines made with Cabernet franc as a single variety or as a blend of Brazil.
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 Brazil
With about 83,000 hectares of Vineyard">Vineyards, it ranks just behind its close neighbours, Argentina and Chile, in terms of cultivated area. Only a small portion (about 10%) of these hectares are planted with Vitis vinifera vines, but this large area does not translate into large volumes of quality wine. Concerted efforts are underway to improve this ratio. Although not yet recognized internationally, the quality of Brazilian wines is increasing year by year.
What are the typical flavors of the Cabernet franc grape variety?
- OakPresent in 32% of Cabernet franc
- Black fruitPresent in 23% of Cabernet franc
- Red fruitPresent in 20% of Cabernet franc
- Non oakPresent in 17% of Cabernet franc
- EarthPresent in 17% of Cabernet franc
- SpicesPresent in 17% of Cabernet franc
- MicrobioPresent in 5% of Cabernet franc
- Dried fruitPresent in 4% of Cabernet franc
- VegetalPresent in 4% of Cabernet franc
- BlackberryPresent in 3% of Cabernet franc
- Citrus fruitPresent in 3% of Cabernet franc
- CherryPresent in 3% of Cabernet franc
- FloralPresent in 3% of Cabernet franc
- StrawberriesPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- CoffeePresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- OakyPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- VanillaPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- TobaccoPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- CassisPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- ChocolatePresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
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