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
- Citrus fruitPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- ApplesPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- OakPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- HoneyPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- Tropical fruitPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- VegetalPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- Tree fruitPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- LeatherPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- PepperPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- Black fruitsPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- Black currantPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- CassisPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- StonePresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- GrapefruitPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- Black cherriesPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- CheesePresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- Dark fruitPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- Non oakPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- MicrobioPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
News about the grape variety Cabernet franc
Bordeaux’s secondary market share plummets to all-time low
The region’s trade share slumped to an historic low of 37.7% in 2021 after failing to keep pace with the broader market. It was the first time Bordeaux’s market share had ever fallen below 40%. At the time of writing, it has slipped to 32%, according to Liv-ex. The company divides its main index into a series of sub-indices. Over the past year, the Bordeaux sub-index increased by a modest 11.5%, compared to 43.8% for Burgundy and 51.2% for Champagne. The main challenger to Bordeaux’s throne is B ...
Vinopolis founder Duncan Vaughan-Arbuckle dies aged 83
Wine merchant and entrepreneur Duncan Vaughan-Arbuckle has passed away aged 83. Vaughan-Arbuckle was the founder and director of Vinopolis, the award-winning wine-themed visitor attraction which was located on London’s Bankside from 1999 to 2015. According to his daughter Desdemona Freeman his interest in wine began when he started trading food and wine in the mid-1970s. ‘He came from the business side of things but wine was clearly his favourite subject,’ she told Decanter. What he found partic ...
Crurated wine members’ club raises $7.2m from investors
Crurated, which describes itself as a membership-based wine community, announced that it has raised $7.2m (£5.9m) from private investors. The group, founded in May 2021, said it will use the funds to ‘further evolve the technology platform, expand producer partnerships beyond France and Italy, and increase overall market share across the globe’. Alfonso de Gaetano, Crurated’s founder, said that around 50% of the fresh funding came from existing investors, alongside commitments from new backers. ...
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