Wines made from Cabernet franc grapes of Limoux

Discover the best wines made with Cabernet franc as a single variety or as a blend of Limoux.

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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

Limoux is a relatively New appellation (created in 2003) in the eastern Part of the Aude region of Southern France, which applies to both red and white wines. The vineyards extend around the town that gave it its name, in the foothills of the Pyrenees east of the Languedoc-Roussillon/corbieres">Corbières and south of Carcassonne. Historically, this region is best known for its Sparkling wines, which are produced and sold under the appellations of Blanquette de Limoux and Crémant de Limoux. The vineyards here are higher and cooler than those of any other appellation in the Languedoc-Roussillon, and also further away from the moderating temperature influences of the Mediterranean.

What are the typical flavors of the Cabernet franc grape variety?

OakPresent in 4% of Cabernet franc
Black fruitPresent in 3% of Cabernet franc
MicrobioPresent in 3% of Cabernet franc
OakyPresent in 3% of Cabernet franc
Red fruitPresent in 3% of Cabernet franc
Black fruitsPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
CassisPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
Non oakPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
SpicesPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
ChocolatePresent in 2% of Cabernet franc

VegetalPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
FloralPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
EarthPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
NutmegPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
CedarPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
GraphitePresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
AnisePresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
Citrus fruitPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
ThymePresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
CheesePresent in 1% of Cabernet franc

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