Wines made from Cabernet franc grapes of Pfalz
Discover the best wines made with Cabernet franc as a single variety or as a blend of Pfalz.
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 Pfalz
Pfalz is a key wine producing region in western Germany, located between the Rhein/Rhine river and the low-lying Haardt mountain range (a natural continuation of the Alsatian Vosges). It covers a rectangle of land 45 miles (75km) Long and 15 miles (25km) wide. To the NorthLiesRheinhessen; to the South, the French border and Alsace. In terms of both quality and quantity, Pfalz is one of Germany's most important regions, and one which shows great promise for the future.
What are the typical flavors of the Cabernet franc grape variety?
- Black fruitPresent in 11% of Cabernet franc
- SpicesPresent in 10% of Cabernet franc
- Red fruitPresent in 10% of Cabernet franc
- OakPresent in 8% of Cabernet franc
- EarthPresent in 8% of Cabernet franc
- Non oakPresent in 6% of Cabernet franc
- Tree fruitPresent in 5% of Cabernet franc
- MicrobioPresent in 5% of Cabernet franc
- Citrus fruitPresent in 3% of Cabernet franc
- VegetalPresent in 3% of Cabernet franc
- CherryPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- RaspberryPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- Red fruitPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- Green applePresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- Tropical fruitPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- MineralityPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- GooseberryPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- StrawberriesPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- BlackberryPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- FloralPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
News about the grape variety Cabernet franc
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