Wines made from Cabernet franc grapes of Coastal Region
Discover the best wines made with Cabernet franc as a single variety or as a blend of Coastal Region.
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 wine region of Coastal Region is located in the region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine KWV or the Domaine KWV produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Coastal Region are Pinotage, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Mourvèdre, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Coastal Region often reveals types of flavors of cherry, orange or mango and sometimes also flavors of guava, gooseberry or passion fruit.
What are the typical flavors of the Cabernet franc grape variety?
- OakPresent in 13% of Cabernet franc
- Black fruitPresent in 11% of Cabernet franc
- EarthPresent in 11% of Cabernet franc
- SpicesPresent in 10% of Cabernet franc
- Non oakPresent in 9% of Cabernet franc
- Red fruitPresent in 8% of Cabernet franc
- MicrobioPresent in 4% of Cabernet franc
- FloralPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- Dried fruitPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- OakyPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- ToastyPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- Black currantPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- ChocolatePresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- MushroomPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- CassisPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- VegetalPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- CheesePresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- Dark fruitPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- CedarPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- SavoryPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
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