Wines made from Cabernet franc grapes of Canada - Page 8
Discover the best wines made with Cabernet franc as a single variety or as a blend of Canada.
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 Canada
Canada - the world's second-largest country by area - is far from the most obvious of wine-producing nations, yet its vineyards are capable of producing both quality and quantity. Powerful Cabernets and AromaticDryGrape/riesling">Rieslings play an important role in the country's wine portfolio, but the deliciously Sweet Icewine (mostly white, but also red) is unquestionably the quintessential Canadian wine style. Making the most of their consistently cold winter temperatures, Canadian wine producers have become world leaders in ice wine production. The Canadian wine industry is primarily based in four provinces: Ontario and British Columbia, which are responsible for 98% of quality wine production, and Quebec and Nova Scotia, which are emerging wine regions with a small but loyal local following.
What are the typical flavors of the Cabernet franc grape variety?
- Red fruitPresent in 26% of Cabernet franc
- OakPresent in 15% of Cabernet franc
- Black fruitPresent in 14% of Cabernet franc
- EarthPresent in 13% of Cabernet franc
- Non oakPresent in 11% of Cabernet franc
- SpicesPresent in 9% of Cabernet franc
- Citrus fruitPresent in 3% of Cabernet franc
- VegetalPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- Dried fruitPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- MicrobioPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- Tree fruitPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
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