Wines made from Cabernet franc grapes of Serbia
Discover the best wines made with Cabernet franc as a single variety or as a blend of Serbia.
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 Serbia
Serbia is a country in Southeastern Europe, geographically the largest of the former Yugoslav states and still the most productive in terms of wine. Like its southern neighbour, the Republic of Macedonia, Serbia is landlocked. It has no less than eight international borders, or potentially nine, depending on whether Kosovo is considered independent. It Lies between the Northern latitudes of 41 and 47 degrees, which places it comfortably in the "wine belt", i.
What are the typical flavors of the Cabernet franc grape variety?
- Red fruitPresent in 18% of Cabernet franc
- OakPresent in 16% of Cabernet franc
- Black fruitPresent in 16% of Cabernet franc
- Non oakPresent in 14% of Cabernet franc
- SpicesPresent in 11% of Cabernet franc
- EarthPresent in 11% of Cabernet franc
- Citrus fruitPresent in 4% of Cabernet franc
- Tree fruitPresent in 3% of Cabernet franc
- MicrobioPresent in 3% of Cabernet franc
- Red fruitPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- RaspberryPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- ChocolatePresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- VanillaPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- StrawberriesPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- BlackberryPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- BlueberryPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- EarthyPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- OakyPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- CherryPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- Dried fruitPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
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