Wines made from Cabernet franc grapes of Maremma Toscana

Discover the best wines made with Cabernet franc as a single variety or as a blend of Maremma 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 Maremma Toscana is located in the region of Toscane of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Antinori or the Domaine Rocca di Frassinello produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Maremma Toscana are Sangiovese, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Maremma Toscana often reveals types of flavors of cherry, game or nutty and sometimes also flavors of hay, white peach or lime.

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

OakPresent in 21% of Cabernet franc
Red fruitPresent in 19% of Cabernet franc
Black fruitPresent in 19% of Cabernet franc
SpicesPresent in 17% of Cabernet franc
Non oakPresent in 16% of Cabernet franc
EarthPresent in 15% of Cabernet franc
Dried fruitPresent in 11% of Cabernet franc
MicrobioPresent in 10% of Cabernet franc
VegetalPresent in 9% of Cabernet franc
FloralPresent in 8% of Cabernet franc

VanillaPresent in 3% of Cabernet franc
ChocolatePresent in 3% of Cabernet franc
Black currantPresent in 3% of Cabernet franc
RaspberryPresent in 3% of Cabernet franc
LeatherPresent in 3% of Cabernet franc
PlumPresent in 3% of Cabernet franc
Black cherriesPresent in 3% of Cabernet franc
LicoricePresent in 3% of Cabernet franc
BlackberryPresent in 3% of Cabernet franc
TobaccoPresent in 3% of Cabernet franc

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