Wines made from Cabernet franc grapes of Malepère
Discover the best wines made with Cabernet franc as a single variety or as a blend of Malepère.
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
Malepere is an appellation of red and rosé wines from an area immediately Southwest of Carcassonne in the Languedoc-Rousillon wine region of southern France. The appellation was created as VDQS Côtes de la Malepere in January 1983 and was promoted to FullAOC status in 2007, under the simpler name Malepere. As with the stylistically similar Cabardes appellation (directly to the North), Malepere wines are made from an eclectic combination of Bordeaux and Languedoc grapes. Merlot is the most widely used, combined with Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Grenache, Syrah and Cinsaut.
What are the typical flavors of the Cabernet franc grape variety?
- OakPresent in 6% of Cabernet franc
- Red fruitPresent in 6% of Cabernet franc
- Black fruitPresent in 6% of Cabernet franc
- SpicesPresent in 5% of Cabernet franc
- EarthPresent in 4% of Cabernet franc
- BlackberryPresent in 4% of Cabernet franc
- Non oakPresent in 3% of Cabernet franc
- CherryPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- OakyPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- VanillaPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- PlumPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- Black fruitsPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- CassisPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- EarthyPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- MineralityPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- Red fruitPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- TobaccoPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- Black cherriesPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- Dark chocolatePresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- RaspberryPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
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