Wines made from Cabernet franc grapes of Provence
Discover the best wines made with Cabernet franc as a single variety or as a blend of Provence.
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 Provence
Provence is a wine region in the far southeast of France, best known for the quality (and quantity) of its rosé wines and for its Warm, mild Climate. The modernization that is taking place in many of the traditional wine regions of southern France has not yet taken place to the same extent in Provence, but there are Clear signs of change. The region's Grape varieties, in particular, have come under scrutiny in recent decades. Traditional varieties such as Carignan, Barbaroux (Barbarossa from Sardinia) and Calitor are being replaced by more commercially viable varieties such as Grenache, Syrah and even Cabernet Sauvignon.
What are the typical flavors of the Cabernet franc grape variety?
- EarthPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- OakPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- SpicesPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- Red fruitPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- Non oakPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- Black fruitsPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- LemonPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- Tree fruitPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- MicrobioPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- PearPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- PeachPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- VanillaPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- StrawberriesPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- MineralityPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- CreamPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- Black fruitPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- Citrus fruitPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc