Wines made from Cabernet franc grapes of France - Page 2
Discover the best wines made with Cabernet franc as a single variety or as a blend of France.
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 wines of France
France, home of Bordeaux, Burgundy and Champagne, is arguably the world's largest wine-producing country. For centuries, it has produced more wine - and apparently better quality - than any other country. Wine is embedded in French culture at almost every level of society; it is the drink of the elite and the common people, and a key symbol of Roman Catholicism, the majority religion in France. However, the lasting appeal of French wine is not necessarily its Volume or prestige, but rather the variety of styles available.
What are the typical flavors of the Cabernet franc grape variety?
- OakPresent in 94% of Cabernet franc
- Black fruitPresent in 92% of Cabernet franc
- Red fruitPresent in 89% of Cabernet franc
- EarthPresent in 88% of Cabernet franc
- Non oakPresent in 87% of Cabernet franc
- SpicesPresent in 85% of Cabernet franc
- LeatherPresent in 75% of Cabernet franc
- PlumPresent in 73% of Cabernet franc
- CherryPresent in 72% of Cabernet franc
- BlackberryPresent in 72% of Cabernet franc
- VanillaPresent in 72% of Cabernet franc
- MicrobioPresent in 71% of Cabernet franc
- OakyPresent in 69% of Cabernet franc
- EarthyPresent in 68% of Cabernet franc
- TobaccoPresent in 68% of Cabernet franc
- Black fruitsPresent in 64% of Cabernet franc
- Black currantPresent in 63% of Cabernet franc
- ChocolatePresent in 61% of Cabernet franc
- Dark fruitPresent in 58% of Cabernet franc
- SmokePresent in 55% of Cabernet franc
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