Wines made from Cabernet franc grapes of Costa Toscana

Discover the best wines made with Cabernet franc as a single variety or as a blend of Costa Toscana.

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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 Toscane

The wine region of Costa Toscana is located in the region of Toscane of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Duemani or the Domaine Duemani produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Costa Toscana are Sangiovese, Vermentino and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Costa Toscana often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, tree fruit or red currant and sometimes also flavors of tomatoes, cinnamon or cheese.

What are the typical flavors of the Cabernet franc grape variety?

OakPresent in 9% of Cabernet franc
Red fruitPresent in 9% of Cabernet franc
Non oakPresent in 8% of Cabernet franc
SpicesPresent in 8% of Cabernet franc
Black fruitPresent in 8% of Cabernet franc
EarthPresent in 8% of Cabernet franc
MicrobioPresent in 5% of Cabernet franc
VegetalPresent in 5% of Cabernet franc
FloralPresent in 4% of Cabernet franc
Dried fruitPresent in 4% of Cabernet franc

BlueberryPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
ChocolatePresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
LeatherPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
TobaccoPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
MineralityPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
SmokePresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
BlackberryPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
PepperPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
OakyPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
CherryPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc

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