Wines made from Cabernet franc grapes of Drama
Discover the best wines made with Cabernet franc as a single variety or as a blend of Drama.
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 Macedonia
The wine region of Drama is located in the region of Macedonia of Greece. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Costa Lazaridi or the Domaine Costa Lazaridi produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Drama are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Assyrtiko, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Drama often reveals types of flavors of cherry, jasmine or black fruits and sometimes also flavors of cocoa, jam or licorice.
What are the typical flavors of the Cabernet franc grape variety?
- OakPresent in 6% of Cabernet franc
- Non oakPresent in 6% of Cabernet franc
- Red fruitPresent in 5% of Cabernet franc
- Black fruitPresent in 5% of Cabernet franc
- SpicesPresent in 5% of Cabernet franc
- EarthPresent in 5% of Cabernet franc
- Tree fruitPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- MicrobioPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- FloralPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- Dark fruitPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- GrassPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- CedarPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- CherryPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- VegetalPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- GamePresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- CigarPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- Dried fruitPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- Citrus fruitPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- CheesePresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- CassisPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
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