Wines made from Cabernet franc grapes of Upper Galilee
Discover the best wines made with Cabernet franc as a single variety or as a blend of Upper Galilee.
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 Galilee
The wine region of Upper Galilee is located in the region of Galilee of Israel. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Lueria or the Galil Mountain Winery (יקב הרי גליל) produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Upper Galilee are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Upper Galilee often reveals types of flavors of cherry, black cherries or green apple and sometimes also flavors of lemon, pear or tree fruit.
What are the typical flavors of the Cabernet franc grape variety?
- OakPresent in 14% of Cabernet franc
- Black fruitPresent in 13% of Cabernet franc
- Non oakPresent in 12% of Cabernet franc
- SpicesPresent in 11% of Cabernet franc
- Red fruitPresent in 11% of Cabernet franc
- EarthPresent in 11% of Cabernet franc
- MicrobioPresent in 7% of Cabernet franc
- VegetalPresent in 4% of Cabernet franc
- Dried fruitPresent in 3% of Cabernet franc
- RaspberryPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- LeatherPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- GraphitePresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- CranberryPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- PepperPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- Dark fruitPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- StrawberriesPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- VanillaPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- EarthyPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- TobaccoPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- Red fruitPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
News about the grape variety Cabernet franc
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