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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
- Non oakPresent in 90% of Cabernet franc
- EarthPresent in 90% of Cabernet franc
- Black fruitPresent in 90% of Cabernet franc
- SpicesPresent in 88% of Cabernet franc
- Red fruitPresent in 86% of Cabernet franc
- MicrobioPresent in 66% of Cabernet franc
- Dried fruitPresent in 53% of Cabernet franc
- FloralPresent in 51% of Cabernet franc
- VegetalPresent in 49% of Cabernet franc
- ChocolatePresent in 33% of Cabernet franc
- EarthyPresent in 32% of Cabernet franc
- PlumPresent in 32% of Cabernet franc
- VanillaPresent in 32% of Cabernet franc
- TobaccoPresent in 32% of Cabernet franc
- BlackberryPresent in 31% of Cabernet franc
- LeatherPresent in 31% of Cabernet franc
- Black currantPresent in 31% of Cabernet franc
- Dark fruitPresent in 30% of Cabernet franc
- CherryPresent in 30% of Cabernet franc
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