Wines made from Cabernet franc grapes of d Minis
Discover the best wines made with Cabernet franc as a single variety or as a blend of d Minis.
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 d Minis
The wine region of d Minis of Romania. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Balla Geza or the Domaine Maximarc produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of d Minis are Pinot noir, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Feteasca neagra, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of d Minis often reveals types of flavors of plum, pepper or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, exotic spice or dried fruit.
What are the typical flavors of the Cabernet franc grape variety?
- CherryPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- CedarPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
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- TarPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- SpicesPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- OakPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- EarthPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- Non oakPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- FlintPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- OakyPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- PrunePresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- ChocolatePresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- Black currantPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- PepperPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- PlumPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- Black cherriesPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- CoffeePresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- VanillaPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
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