Wines made from Cabernet franc grapes of Slovenia
Discover the best wines made with Cabernet franc as a single variety or as a blend of Slovenia.
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 Slovenia
Slovenia is a small European country with a Long history of wine production. This is not surprising given its Mediterranean location between the Northern latitudes of 45 and 47 degrees, latitudes shared by Bordeaux, Burgundy and the northern Rhône. The country is also bordered by four of Europe's Oldest wine producing countries: Croatia to the South, Hungary to the east, Austria to the north and Italy to the west. Despite the cultural and political turmoil that has besieged the Balkan states over the past century, Slovenia has maintained its wine industry, which has flourished particularly since the country gained independence from the former Yugoslavia in 1991.
What are the typical flavors of the Cabernet franc grape variety?
- OakPresent in 25% of Cabernet franc
- Red fruitPresent in 24% of Cabernet franc
- Black fruitPresent in 24% of Cabernet franc
- EarthPresent in 24% of Cabernet franc
- SpicesPresent in 20% of Cabernet franc
- Non oakPresent in 18% of Cabernet franc
- MicrobioPresent in 7% of Cabernet franc
- VegetalPresent in 5% of Cabernet franc
- FloralPresent in 4% of Cabernet franc
- VanillaPresent in 3% of Cabernet franc
- OakyPresent in 3% of Cabernet franc
- RaspberryPresent in 3% of Cabernet franc
- Red fruitPresent in 3% of Cabernet franc
- Black currantPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- Tree fruitPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- CedarPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- Dried fruitPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- Citrus fruitPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- PepperPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- PlumPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
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