Wines made from Cabernet franc grapes of Balaton
Discover the best wines made with Cabernet franc as a single variety or as a blend of Balaton.
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 Balaton
Balatonboglar (South Balaton) is one of several wine regions on the shores of Lake Balaton, in the Transdanubia region of western Hungary. Lake Balaton is a Long, thin freshwater lake measuring almost 80 kilometers (50 miles) in Length, sometimes referred to as the 'Hungarian Sea. ' It is the largest lake in Central Europe and Hungary's most popular tourist destination. A wide portfolio of the popular, internationally recognized Grape varieties are grown here, including a number of the French classics.
What are the typical flavors of the Cabernet franc grape variety?
- Red fruitPresent in 19% of Cabernet franc
- OakPresent in 16% of Cabernet franc
- Non oakPresent in 11% of Cabernet franc
- EarthPresent in 11% of Cabernet franc
- SpicesPresent in 10% of Cabernet franc
- Black fruitPresent in 10% of Cabernet franc
- MicrobioPresent in 5% of Cabernet franc
- Dried fruitPresent in 4% of Cabernet franc
- VegetalPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- FloralPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- Tree fruitPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- Citrus fruitPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- OakyPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- BlueberryPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- PlumPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- JamPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- PepperPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- Black currantPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc