Wines made from Cabernet franc grapes of Chile
Discover the best wines made with Cabernet franc as a single variety or as a blend of Chile.
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 Chile
Chile is one of the most important wine producing countries in South America. Occupying a thin strip on the west coast of the continent, it is home to a wide range of Terroirs and wine styles. The Chilean wine industry is often associated in export markets with good quality, consistent wines, but some world-class reds are also produced and sell at high prices. For red wines, the first export stalwarts were the France/bordeaux">Bordeaux varieties of Cabernet Grape/sauvignon">Sauvignon and Merlot, Like many New World countries, Chile has adopted an iconic grape variety; here it is Carmenère, once widely grown in Bordeaux.
What are the typical flavors of the Cabernet franc grape variety?
- OakPresent in 88% of Cabernet franc
- Non oakPresent in 87% of Cabernet franc
- Black fruitPresent in 84% of Cabernet franc
- SpicesPresent in 82% of Cabernet franc
- EarthPresent in 81% of Cabernet franc
- Red fruitPresent in 74% of Cabernet franc
- MicrobioPresent in 48% of Cabernet franc
- VegetalPresent in 39% of Cabernet franc
- Dried fruitPresent in 35% of Cabernet franc
- FloralPresent in 32% of Cabernet franc
- VanillaPresent in 22% of Cabernet franc
- OakyPresent in 21% of Cabernet franc
- CherryPresent in 20% of Cabernet franc
- EarthyPresent in 20% of Cabernet franc
- BlackberryPresent in 20% of Cabernet franc
- LeatherPresent in 20% of Cabernet franc
- PepperPresent in 20% of Cabernet franc
- Red fruitPresent in 19% of Cabernet franc
- TobaccoPresent in 19% of Cabernet franc
- PlumPresent in 19% of Cabernet franc