Wines made from Cabernet franc grapes of Empordà
Discover the best wines made with Cabernet franc as a single variety or as a blend of Empordà.
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 Catalogne
The wine region of Empordà is located in the region of Catalogne of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Castillo Perelada or the Domaine Maselva produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Empordà are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Empordà often reveals types of flavors of cherry, white pepper or fig and sometimes also flavors of cinnamon, game or almonds.
What are the typical flavors of the Cabernet franc grape variety?
- Red fruitPresent in 6% of Cabernet franc
- OakPresent in 5% of Cabernet franc
- EarthPresent in 5% of Cabernet franc
- SpicesPresent in 4% of Cabernet franc
- Non oakPresent in 4% of Cabernet franc
- Black fruitPresent in 4% of Cabernet franc
- MicrobioPresent in 3% of Cabernet franc
- BalsamicPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- OakyPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- VegetalPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- Black currantPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- FloralPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- Dried fruitPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- CedarPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- Dark fruitPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- CheesePresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- CinnamonPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- PrunePresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- MintPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- ChocolatePresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
News about the grape variety Cabernet franc
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