Wines made from Cabernet franc grapes - Page 4
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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.
What are the typical flavors of the Cabernet franc grape variety?
- OakPresent in 95% of Cabernet franc
- Black fruitPresent in 93% of Cabernet franc
- EarthPresent in 92% of Cabernet franc
- Non oakPresent in 91% of Cabernet franc
- SpicesPresent in 90% of Cabernet franc
- Red fruitPresent in 89% of Cabernet franc
- MicrobioPresent in 55% of Cabernet franc
- Dried fruitPresent in 52% of Cabernet franc
- FloralPresent in 47% of Cabernet franc
- VegetalPresent in 39% of Cabernet franc
- LeatherPresent in 28% of Cabernet franc
- VanillaPresent in 28% of Cabernet franc
- ChocolatePresent in 28% of Cabernet franc
- PepperPresent in 27% of Cabernet franc
- EarthyPresent in 27% of Cabernet franc
- BlackberryPresent in 27% of Cabernet franc
- CherryPresent in 27% of Cabernet franc
- Black currantPresent in 27% of Cabernet franc
- TobaccoPresent in 26% of Cabernet franc
- Dark fruitPresent in 26% of Cabernet franc
News about the grape variety Cabernet franc
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