Wines made from Cabernet franc grapes of Western Cape
Discover the best wines made with Cabernet franc as a single variety or as a blend of Western Cape.
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 Western Cape
The Western Cape is home to the vast majority of the South African wine industry, and the country's two most famous wine regions, Stellenbosch and Paarl. The city of Cape Town serves as the epicenter of the Cape Winelands, a mountainous, biologically diverse area in the south-western corner of the African continent. A wide variety of wines are produced here. Wines from the Shiraz and Pinotage">Pinotage grape varieties can be fresh and juicy or Full-bodied and gutsy.
What are the typical flavors of the Cabernet franc grape variety?
- OakPresent in 49% of Cabernet franc
- EarthPresent in 45% of Cabernet franc
- Black fruitPresent in 45% of Cabernet franc
- SpicesPresent in 39% of Cabernet franc
- Non oakPresent in 38% of Cabernet franc
- Red fruitPresent in 36% of Cabernet franc
- MicrobioPresent in 22% of Cabernet franc
- VegetalPresent in 17% of Cabernet franc
- FloralPresent in 16% of Cabernet franc
- Dried fruitPresent in 11% of Cabernet franc
- Tree fruitPresent in 7% of Cabernet franc
- PepperPresent in 5% of Cabernet franc
- SmokePresent in 5% of Cabernet franc
- Dark fruitPresent in 5% of Cabernet franc
- Citrus fruitPresent in 5% of Cabernet franc
- ChocolatePresent in 5% of Cabernet franc
- VanillaPresent in 5% of Cabernet franc
- PlumPresent in 5% of Cabernet franc
- RaspberryPresent in 5% of Cabernet franc
- CassisPresent in 4% of Cabernet franc
News about the grape variety Cabernet franc
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