Wines made from Cabernet franc grapes of Кубань

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

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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 Кубань

The wine region of Кубань of Russia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Fanagoria (Фанагория) or the Domaine Fanagoria (Фанагория) produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Кубань are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Кубань often reveals types of flavors of oaky, jam or bell pepper and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, blackberry or blueberry.

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

CherryPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
Black fruitPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
Red fruitPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
SpicesPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
EarthPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
CinnamonPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
VegetalPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
Dried fruitPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
OakPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
Non oakPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc

ClovePresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
OakyPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
Black currantPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
PepperPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
RaspberryPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
LeatherPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
JamPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
PlumPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
TobaccoPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
BlueberryPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc

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