Wines made from Cabernet franc grapes of Pays d'Oc
Discover the best wines made with Cabernet franc as a single variety or as a blend of Pays d'Oc.
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 Vin de Pays
Pays d'Oc is the PGI for red, white and rosé wines that are produced over a wide area of the southern coast of France. The PGI catchment area corresponds roughly to the Languedoc-roussillon">Languedoc-Roussillon wine region, one of the largest wine regions in France. The area covers all wines that are not produced under the strict laws that govern AOC-level appellations in the regions: among them, Corbières, Minervois and the Languedoc appellation itself. The Pays d'Oc PGI is arguably the most important in France, producing the majority of the country's PGI wines.
What are the typical flavors of the Cabernet franc grape variety?
- OakPresent in 21% of Cabernet franc
- Red fruitPresent in 21% of Cabernet franc
- Black fruitPresent in 19% of Cabernet franc
- EarthPresent in 17% of Cabernet franc
- SpicesPresent in 15% of Cabernet franc
- Non oakPresent in 13% of Cabernet franc
- CherryPresent in 8% of Cabernet franc
- BlackberryPresent in 8% of Cabernet franc
- EarthyPresent in 6% of Cabernet franc
- RaspberryPresent in 6% of Cabernet franc
- OakyPresent in 6% of Cabernet franc
- Red fruitPresent in 5% of Cabernet franc
- MicrobioPresent in 5% of Cabernet franc
- PepperPresent in 5% of Cabernet franc
- PlumPresent in 5% of Cabernet franc
- VanillaPresent in 5% of Cabernet franc
- LeatherPresent in 4% of Cabernet franc
- VegetalPresent in 4% of Cabernet franc
- Dark fruitPresent in 4% of Cabernet franc
- CassisPresent in 4% of Cabernet franc
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