Wines made from Cabernet franc grapes of Alto Mincio
Discover the best wines made with Cabernet franc as a single variety or as a blend of Alto Mincio.
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 Lombardie
The wine region of Alto Mincio is located in the region of Lombardie of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Bertagna or the Domaine Ricchi produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Alto Mincio are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Alto Mincio often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or black fruit.