Wines made from Cabernet franc grapes of Middleburg Virginia

Discover the best wines made with Cabernet franc as a single variety or as a blend of Middleburg Virginia.

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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 Virginia

The wine region of Middleburg Virginia is located in the region of Virginia of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Boxwood Estate or the Domaine Boxwood Estate produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Middleburg Virginia are Cabernet franc, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Petit Verdot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Middleburg Virginia often reveals types of flavors of microbio, vegetal or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, non oak or earth.

What are the typical flavors of the Cabernet franc grape variety?

EarthPresent in 9% of Cabernet franc
OakPresent in 9% of Cabernet franc
Red fruitPresent in 9% of Cabernet franc
Black fruitPresent in 8% of Cabernet franc
Non oakPresent in 6% of Cabernet franc

SpicesPresent in 5% of Cabernet franc
MicrobioPresent in 4% of Cabernet franc
Tree fruitPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
Citrus fruitPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc
Tropical fruitPresent in 1% of Cabernet franc

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