Wines made from Cabernet franc grapes of Maryland
Discover the best wines made with Cabernet franc as a single variety or as a blend of Maryland.
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 Maryland
Maryland is an American state on the eastern seaboard, located between Virginia to the South and Pennsylvania to the North. It covers 32,000 km², from the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains to the coastal plains of the eastern Part of the state. The Chesapeake Bay, a large inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, dominates Maryland's coastline, almost splitting the state in two. The range of grapes grown in Maryland is remarkably diverse - the result not only of the diverse Climate, but also of 350 years of experimentation by the state's winemakers.
What are the typical flavors of the Cabernet franc grape variety?
- Red fruitPresent in 21% of Cabernet franc
- EarthPresent in 16% of Cabernet franc
- OakPresent in 14% of Cabernet franc
- Black fruitPresent in 12% of Cabernet franc
- Non oakPresent in 9% of Cabernet franc
- SpicesPresent in 9% of Cabernet franc
- Tree fruitPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- Dried fruitPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- MicrobioPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- VegetalPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
- Citrus fruitPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc