Wines made from Cabernet franc grapes of Graves
Discover the best wines made with Cabernet franc as a single variety or as a blend of Graves.
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
Graves is a wine region on the left bank of the Bordeaux region of France, characterized by the gravel soils that give it its name. Unique among the sub-regions of Bordeaux, Graves is equally respected for its red and white wines. The AOC Graves, which covers both red and white wines, is the catch-all appellation of the district. A typical Graves red is based on the classic Bordeaux grapes, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, with Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot sometimes in a supporting role.
What are the typical flavors of the Cabernet franc grape variety?
- OakPresent in 70% of Cabernet franc
- EarthPresent in 63% of Cabernet franc
- Black fruitPresent in 62% of Cabernet franc
- Red fruitPresent in 56% of Cabernet franc
- Non oakPresent in 55% of Cabernet franc
- SpicesPresent in 50% of Cabernet franc
- OakyPresent in 35% of Cabernet franc
- LeatherPresent in 33% of Cabernet franc
- CherryPresent in 31% of Cabernet franc
- EarthyPresent in 31% of Cabernet franc
- BlackberryPresent in 28% of Cabernet franc
- MicrobioPresent in 26% of Cabernet franc
- VanillaPresent in 24% of Cabernet franc
- PlumPresent in 22% of Cabernet franc
- TobaccoPresent in 22% of Cabernet franc
- Black currantPresent in 20% of Cabernet franc
- Black fruitsPresent in 19% of Cabernet franc
- Tree fruitPresent in 18% of Cabernet franc
- Dark fruitPresent in 17% of Cabernet franc
- Citrus fruitPresent in 17% of Cabernet franc
Discover the best wines made with Cabernet franc of Graves
- The best wines made with Cabernet franc grapes of Blaye
- The best wines made with Cabernet franc grapes of Bordeaux Clairet
- The best wines made with Cabernet franc grapes of Bordeaux Moelleux
- The best wines made with Cabernet franc grapes of Bordeaux Sec
- The best wines made with Cabernet franc grapes of Bordeaux Supérieur
- The best wines made with Cabernet franc grapes of Côtes de Bordeaux
- The best wines made with Cabernet franc grapes of Crémant de Bordeaux
- The best wines made with Cabernet franc grapes of Entre-deux-Mers
- The best wines made with Cabernet franc grapes of Graves
- The best wines made with Cabernet franc grapes of Libournais
- The best wines made with Cabernet franc grapes of Médoc
- The best wines made with Cabernet franc grapes of Sauternes