Wines made from Cabernet franc grapes of Judean Hills
Discover the best wines made with Cabernet franc as a single variety or as a blend of Judean Hills.
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 Judean Hills
Judean Hills wine region – which is theoretically further divided into the Jerusalem, Gush Etzion and Southern Judean Hills sub-regions – Lies within the Samson region of Central Israel. The Judean Hills (or Mountains) form a low mountain range that dominates the landscape around Jerusalem and the West Bank. Hebron, Bethlehem and Ramallah also lie within the range, which formed the core territory of the Kingdom of Judah where the earliest Jewish settlements were located. Although not one of Israel's better known wine regions (like Upper Galilee and the Golan Heights in Galilee), Judean Hills is an emerging viticultural area, and significant potential has been identified for its future.
What are the typical flavors of the Cabernet franc grape variety?
- OakPresent in 24% of Cabernet franc
- Black fruitPresent in 22% of Cabernet franc
- Red fruitPresent in 19% of Cabernet franc
- SpicesPresent in 16% of Cabernet franc
- EarthPresent in 15% of Cabernet franc
- Non oakPresent in 14% of Cabernet franc
- MicrobioPresent in 6% of Cabernet franc
- Dried fruitPresent in 5% of Cabernet franc
- CherryPresent in 3% of Cabernet franc
- PepperPresent in 3% of Cabernet franc
- LeatherPresent in 3% of Cabernet franc
- VegetalPresent in 3% of Cabernet franc
- PlumPresent in 3% of Cabernet franc
- LicoricePresent in 3% of Cabernet franc
- CoffeePresent in 3% of Cabernet franc
- VanillaPresent in 3% of Cabernet franc
- TobaccoPresent in 3% of Cabernet franc
- Red fruitPresent in 3% of Cabernet franc
- FloralPresent in 3% of Cabernet franc
- Citrus fruitPresent in 3% of Cabernet franc