Winery Altos de José IgnacioCabernet Franc - Tannat
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet franc and the Tannat.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Cabernet Franc - Tannat of Winery Altos de José Ignacio in the region of Maldonado often reveals types of flavors of vegetal, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Cabernet Franc - Tannat
Pairings that work perfectly with Cabernet Franc - Tannat
Original food and wine pairings with Cabernet Franc - Tannat
The Cabernet Franc - Tannat of Winery Altos de José Ignacio matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef marengo "my mom" style, very simple spaghetti carbonara or duck breast with honey sauce.
Details and technical informations about Winery Altos de José Ignacio's Cabernet Franc - Tannat.
Discover the grape 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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cabernet Franc - Tannat from Winery Altos de José Ignacio are 2016, 0
Informations about the Winery Altos de José Ignacio
The Winery Altos de José Ignacio is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in the of Maldonado to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Maldonado
Maldonado is an emerging wine region in the southeast of Uruguay, on the Atlantic Ocean, producing an array of red and white wines. As elsewhere in the country, the Tannat grape variety is most common. Other key red varieties are Merlot, Malbec and the Cabernets (Sauvignon and Franc). Leading white grapes in the region are Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Semillon and Riesling.
The word of the wine: Red winemaking
Transformation of grapes into must and wine under the effect of alcoholic fermentation. The vinification of red wines takes place in several stages: destemming, crushing, alcoholic fermentation, vatting, running off and maturing.
