Wines made from Cabernet franc grapes of Uruguay
Discover the best wines made with Cabernet franc as a single variety or as a blend of Uruguay.
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 Uruguay
Uruguay is the fourth largest wine producing country in Chile/south-region">South America. Wine Grapes have been grown here for more than 250 years, although commercial viticulture only began in the second half of the 19th century, about two centuries after Chile and Argentina. In recent decades, Uruguayan wine has quietly and steadily emerged on the world wine market, not as dramatically as that of its larger neighbors, but with a promising Balance and confidence. No summary of Uruguayan wine is complete without mentioning Tannat, the robust, Tannic red wine that has played a key role in the country's rise to prominence.
What are the typical flavors of the Cabernet franc grape variety?
- OakPresent in 18% of Cabernet franc
- EarthPresent in 16% of Cabernet franc
- SpicesPresent in 15% of Cabernet franc
- Non oakPresent in 13% of Cabernet franc
- Black fruitPresent in 13% of Cabernet franc
- Red fruitPresent in 12% of Cabernet franc
- MicrobioPresent in 5% of Cabernet franc
- VegetalPresent in 5% of Cabernet franc
- Dried fruitPresent in 4% of Cabernet franc
- EarthyPresent in 3% of Cabernet franc
- FloralPresent in 3% of Cabernet franc
- OakyPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- Black currantPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- Black fruitsPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- PepperPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- RaspberryPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- LeatherPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- PlumPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- CoffeePresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
- Dark fruitPresent in 2% of Cabernet franc
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