Wines made from Cabernet franc grapes of Bordeaux - Page 2
Discover the best wines made with Cabernet franc as a single variety or as a blend of Bordeaux.
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
Bordeaux, in southwestern France, is one of the most famous, prestigious and prolific wine regions in the world. The majority of Bordeaux wines (nearly 90% of the production Volume) are the Dry, medium and Full-bodied red Bordeaux blends for which it is famous. The finest (and most expensive) are the wines of the great châteaux of Haut-Médoc and the right bank appellations of Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. The former focuses (at the highest level) on Cabernet Sauvignon, the latter on Merlot.
What are the typical flavors of the Cabernet franc grape variety?
- OakPresent in 66% of Cabernet franc
- EarthPresent in 63% of Cabernet franc
- Red fruitPresent in 61% of Cabernet franc
- Black fruitPresent in 59% of Cabernet franc
- Non oakPresent in 52% of Cabernet franc
- SpicesPresent in 44% of Cabernet franc
- OakyPresent in 38% of Cabernet franc
- CherryPresent in 37% of Cabernet franc
- MicrobioPresent in 33% of Cabernet franc
- PlumPresent in 31% of Cabernet franc
- EarthyPresent in 31% of Cabernet franc
- BlackberryPresent in 29% of Cabernet franc
- TobaccoPresent in 26% of Cabernet franc
- LeatherPresent in 24% of Cabernet franc
- VanillaPresent in 22% of Cabernet franc
- Red fruitPresent in 21% of Cabernet franc
- PepperPresent in 20% of Cabernet franc
- ChocolatePresent in 18% of Cabernet franc
- StrawberriesPresent in 16% of Cabernet franc
- Black currantPresent in 16% of Cabernet franc
Discover the best wines made with Cabernet franc of Bordeaux
- The best wines made with Cabernet franc grapes of Blaye
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- 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