Wines made from Cabernet franc grapes of Ontario
Discover the best wines made with Cabernet franc as a single variety or as a blend of Ontario.
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 Ontario
Ontario is the most populated and prolific wine producing province in Canada. The Long established wine industry here is centered around the Great Lakes of Erie and Ontario, where the continental Climate is moderated heavily by the large bodies of water. The majority of wines produced in Ontario are Dry table wines (around 60 percent are white and 40 percent red). They are mostly made from Riesling, Cabernet Franc, Chardonnay, and Pinot Noir.
What are the typical flavors of the Cabernet franc grape variety?
- Red fruitPresent in 37% of Cabernet franc
- OakPresent in 32% of Cabernet franc
- EarthPresent in 28% of Cabernet franc
- Black fruitPresent in 26% of Cabernet franc
- Non oakPresent in 25% of Cabernet franc
- SpicesPresent in 21% of Cabernet franc
- MicrobioPresent in 7% of Cabernet franc
- VegetalPresent in 6% of Cabernet franc
- Tree fruitPresent in 6% of Cabernet franc
- Citrus fruitPresent in 6% of Cabernet franc
- Dried fruitPresent in 4% of Cabernet franc
- Tropical fruitPresent in 3% of Cabernet franc
- OakyPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- BlackberryPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- TobaccoPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- VanillaPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- PlumPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- LeatherPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- Black currantPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- Red currantPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
News about the grape variety Cabernet franc
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