Wines made from Cabernet franc grapes of Prince Edward County
Discover the best wines made with Cabernet franc as a single variety or as a blend of Prince Edward County.
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
The wine region of Prince Edward County is located in the region of Ontario of Canada. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Closson Chase or the Domaine Norman Hardie produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Prince Edward County are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Prince Edward County often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, tree fruit or nutty and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or microbio.
What are the typical flavors of the Cabernet franc grape variety?
- MicrobioPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- VegetalPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- Dried fruitPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- Tree fruitPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- Citrus fruitPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- FloralPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
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