Wines made from Cabernet franc grapes of Verona

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

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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 Vénétie

The wine region of Verona is located in the region of Vénétie of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Fasoli Gino or the Domaine Fasoli Gino produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Verona are Corvina, Garganega and Rondinella, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Verona often reveals types of flavors of apples, spices or oil and sometimes also flavors of fennel, non oak or microbio.

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

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News about the grape variety Cabernet franc

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Daou Family Estates in Paso Robles expands to Tuscany

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