Wines made from Cabernet franc grapes of Cabardès
Discover the best wines made with Cabernet franc as a single variety or as a blend of Cabardès.
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 Languedoc-Roussillon
Cabardes is a relatively small appellation for red and rosé wines produced in the hills just North of Carcassonne in Southern France. The appellation was introduced in 1999, to represent and ensure the quality of the wines, which have been produced here since Roman times. The Languedoc-Roussillon/cabards">Cabardès catchment area, situated in the foothills of the Montagne Noire, is on the border between the Languedoc-Roussillon and the South West of France. This dual identity is reflected in the Grape varieties that make up the wines of the appellation: Grenache and Syrah from the south and east of France; Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot from the southwest and Bordeaux.
What are the typical flavors of the Cabernet franc grape variety?
- Red fruitPresent in 11% of Cabernet franc
- OakPresent in 11% of Cabernet franc
- EarthPresent in 10% of Cabernet franc
- Black fruitPresent in 10% of Cabernet franc
- Non oakPresent in 8% of Cabernet franc
- SpicesPresent in 8% of Cabernet franc
- PepperPresent in 7% of Cabernet franc
- OakyPresent in 6% of Cabernet franc
- LeatherPresent in 5% of Cabernet franc
- Black fruitsPresent in 4% of Cabernet franc
- MicrobioPresent in 4% of Cabernet franc
- SmokePresent in 4% of Cabernet franc
- CherryPresent in 4% of Cabernet franc
- RaspberryPresent in 4% of Cabernet franc
- BlackberryPresent in 4% of Cabernet franc
- Red fruitPresent in 4% of Cabernet franc
- Dried fruitPresent in 3% of Cabernet franc
- VanillaPresent in 3% of Cabernet franc
- PlumPresent in 3% of Cabernet franc
- Black currantPresent in 3% of Cabernet franc
Discover the best wines made with Cabernet franc of Cabardès
- The best wines made with Cabernet franc grapes of Cabardès
- The best wines made with Cabernet franc grapes of Clairette de Languedoc
- The best wines made with Cabernet franc grapes of Corbières
- The best wines made with Cabernet franc grapes of Côtes du Roussillon
- The best wines made with Cabernet franc grapes of Faugères
- The best wines made with Cabernet franc grapes of Fitou
- The best wines made with Cabernet franc grapes of Languedoc
- The best wines made with Cabernet franc grapes of Limoux
- The best wines made with Cabernet franc grapes of Malepère
- The best wines made with Cabernet franc grapes of Minervois
- The best wines made with Cabernet franc grapes of Rivesaltes
- The best wines made with Cabernet franc grapes of Saint-Chinian