Wines made from Cabernet franc grapes of Entre-deux-Mers
Discover the best wines made with Cabernet franc as a single variety or as a blend of Entre-deux-Mers.
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 Bordeaux
Entre-deux-Mers is a large wine-growing sub-region of the Bordeaux region in southwestern France. Its name literally translates as "between two seas", although the seas in question are actually rivers - the Garonne and the Dordogne, which form the southern and northern boundaries of the region respectively. The Entre-deux-Mers is home to a variety of appellations, producing wines in styles ranging from the Sweet botrytised whites of Cadillac, Loupiac and Sainte-Croix-du-Mont - all close to the northeast bank of the Garonne - to the Dry table wines of Sainte-Foy and Graves de Vayres, closer to the Dordogne. The region stretching along the Garonne from the group of sweet white wine appellations to the area east of the city of Bordeaux is the red wine appellation Côtes de Bordeaux - until 2009 called Premières Côtes de Bordeaux, a title now reserved for sweet whites.
What are the typical flavors of the Cabernet franc grape variety?
- EarthPresent in 4% of Cabernet franc
- ApplesPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- HoneyPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- VegetalPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- Tree fruitPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- Citrus fruitPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- Tropical fruitPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- OakPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- GrapefruitPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- CitrusPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- PeachPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- Green applePresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- LimePresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- LemonPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- PearPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- GrassPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- GooseberryPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- FloralPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- CherryPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- OakyPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
Discover the best wines made with Cabernet franc of Entre-deux-Mers
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