Wines made from Cabernet franc grapes of Turkey
Discover the best wines made with Cabernet franc as a single variety or as a blend of Turkey.
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 Turkey
Turkey, located on the Anatolian peninsula between the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, produces more grapes than any other country in the world. However, only a very small proportion of these grapes are made into wine; as a predominantly Muslim nation, Turkey's per capita Alcohol consumption is very low. The lack of wine production in Turkey is highly ironic, as wine historians believe that viticulture and winemaking originated in this Part of the world. Archaeological projects in Turkey and neighboring countries in the Levant have uncovered evidence suggesting that primitive VineBreeding was part of life here more than 6,000 years ago, which explains the abundance of wine grapes (vinifera).
What are the typical flavors of the Cabernet franc grape variety?
- OakPresent in 51% of Cabernet franc
- SpicesPresent in 49% of Cabernet franc
- Red fruitPresent in 48% of Cabernet franc
- Black fruitPresent in 47% of Cabernet franc
- Non oakPresent in 43% of Cabernet franc
- EarthPresent in 43% of Cabernet franc
- MicrobioPresent in 20% of Cabernet franc
- FloralPresent in 12% of Cabernet franc
- Dried fruitPresent in 7% of Cabernet franc
- VegetalPresent in 7% of Cabernet franc
- CherryPresent in 4% of Cabernet franc
- OakyPresent in 4% of Cabernet franc
- PlumPresent in 4% of Cabernet franc
- ChocolatePresent in 4% of Cabernet franc
- Tree fruitPresent in 4% of Cabernet franc
- BlackberryPresent in 3% of Cabernet franc
- TobaccoPresent in 3% of Cabernet franc
- VanillaPresent in 3% of Cabernet franc
- VioletPresent in 3% of Cabernet franc
- LeatherPresent in 3% of Cabernet franc