Wines made from Cabernet franc grapes of New Zealand
Discover the best wines made with Cabernet franc as a single variety or as a blend of New Zealand.
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 wines of New Zealand
New Zealand is an isolated island nation in the Pacific Ocean, about a thousand kilometres Southeast of Australia. It Lies between latitudes 36°S and 45°S, making it the southernmost wine producing country in the world. New Zealand has ten major wine-producing regions spread between the North and South Islands, the most important of which is Marlborough. New Zealand produces a wide variety of wines, the best known of which are the zesty, grassy whites made from Marlborough Grape/sauvignon">Sauvignon blanc.
What are the typical flavors of the Cabernet franc grape variety?
- OakPresent in 81% of Cabernet franc
- Black fruitPresent in 79% of Cabernet franc
- EarthPresent in 75% of Cabernet franc
- SpicesPresent in 64% of Cabernet franc
- Non oakPresent in 64% of Cabernet franc
- Red fruitPresent in 63% of Cabernet franc
- MicrobioPresent in 34% of Cabernet franc
- VegetalPresent in 19% of Cabernet franc
- Dried fruitPresent in 18% of Cabernet franc
- FloralPresent in 17% of Cabernet franc
- LeatherPresent in 10% of Cabernet franc
- OakyPresent in 10% of Cabernet franc
- CassisPresent in 10% of Cabernet franc
- Black currantPresent in 10% of Cabernet franc
- CherryPresent in 10% of Cabernet franc
- Black fruitsPresent in 9% of Cabernet franc
- PlumPresent in 9% of Cabernet franc
- Dark fruitPresent in 9% of Cabernet franc
- VanillaPresent in 9% of Cabernet franc
- EarthyPresent in 9% of Cabernet franc