Wines made from Cabernet franc grapes of Maipo Valley
Discover the best wines made with Cabernet franc as a single variety or as a blend of Maipo Valley.
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 Central Valley
Maipo Valley is one of Chile's most important wine-producing regions. Located just South of the capital, Central-valley/maipo-valley/santiago">Santiago, Maipo Valley is home to some of the country's most prestigious wines. It is often described as the 'Bordeaux of South America', and Rich, fruit-driven Cabernet Sauvignon is undoubtedly its most celebrated wine style. Maipo is at the very Northern end of Chile's extensive Central Valley, running from just north of the Rapel Valley up to where the countryside begins to give way to houses and roads in the southern suburbs of Santiago.
What are the typical flavors of the Cabernet franc grape variety?
- Black fruitPresent in 48% of Cabernet franc
- OakPresent in 48% of Cabernet franc
- Non oakPresent in 42% of Cabernet franc
- SpicesPresent in 40% of Cabernet franc
- EarthPresent in 38% of Cabernet franc
- Red fruitPresent in 37% of Cabernet franc
- MicrobioPresent in 17% of Cabernet franc
- Dried fruitPresent in 14% of Cabernet franc
- VegetalPresent in 14% of Cabernet franc
- FloralPresent in 13% of Cabernet franc
- OakyPresent in 7% of Cabernet franc
- TobaccoPresent in 6% of Cabernet franc
- Black currantPresent in 6% of Cabernet franc
- PepperPresent in 6% of Cabernet franc
- PlumPresent in 5% of Cabernet franc
- Citrus fruitPresent in 5% of Cabernet franc
- VanillaPresent in 5% of Cabernet franc
- Tropical fruitPresent in 4% of Cabernet franc
- RaspberryPresent in 4% of Cabernet franc
- MintPresent in 4% of Cabernet franc
News about the grape variety Cabernet franc
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