Wines made from Cabernet franc grapes of Portugal
Discover the best wines made with Cabernet franc as a single variety or as a blend of Portugal.
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 Portugal
Portugal has undergone something of a wine revolution over the past two decades, modernizing its winemaking technologies, styles and attitudes. This archetypal Old World country has Long been famous for its fortified wines (Port and Madeira) and its light, tangy Vinho Verde. But it is now attracting much attention for its New wave of Rich, ripe table wines, especially the reds of the Douro Valley. Portugal's place in the wine world is arguably more about its cork production than its wine, but that largely depends on which period of history you choose.
What are the typical flavors of the Cabernet franc grape variety?
- OakPresent in 8% of Cabernet franc
- SpicesPresent in 8% of Cabernet franc
- EarthPresent in 7% of Cabernet franc
- MicrobioPresent in 7% of Cabernet franc
- Red fruitPresent in 7% of Cabernet franc
- Dried fruitPresent in 6% of Cabernet franc
- Non oakPresent in 6% of Cabernet franc
- Black fruitPresent in 6% of Cabernet franc
- PlumPresent in 4% of Cabernet franc
- CherryPresent in 4% of Cabernet franc
- OakyPresent in 4% of Cabernet franc
- BlackberryPresent in 4% of Cabernet franc
- VanillaPresent in 4% of Cabernet franc
- ChocolatePresent in 4% of Cabernet franc
- CheesePresent in 3% of Cabernet franc
- Black currantPresent in 3% of Cabernet franc
- VegetalPresent in 3% of Cabernet franc
- Dark fruitPresent in 3% of Cabernet franc
- Citrus fruitPresent in 3% of Cabernet franc
- RaisinPresent in 3% of Cabernet franc
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