Winery Clau de Nell - Cabernet Franc

Winery Clau de NellCabernet Franc

3.7
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Cabernet Franc of Winery Clau de Nell is a red wine from the region of Anjou of Loire Valley.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Cabernet Franc.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with earth taste

leather, earthy

Wine with oak taste

tobacco, oak

Wine with spices taste

pepper, mint

Wine with vegetal taste

bell pepper, grass

Wine with floral taste

violet

On the nose the Cabernet Franc of Winery Clau de Nell in the region of Loire Valley often reveals types of flavors of cherry, earth or white pepper and sometimes also flavors of mint, dark fruit or graphite.

Details and technical informations about Winery Clau de Nell's Cabernet Franc.

Grape varieties
Natural
Yes
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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

Cabernet Franc - 2017
In the top 100 of of Anjou wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Cabernet Franc - 2016
In the top 100 of of Anjou wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Cabernet Franc - 2015
In the top 100 of of Anjou wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Cabernet Franc - 2014
In the top 100 of of Anjou wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Cabernet Franc - 2013
In the top 100 of of Anjou wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Cabernet Franc - 2012
In the top 100 of of Anjou wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Cabernet Franc - 2011
In the top 100 of of Anjou wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of Cabernet Franc from Winery Clau de Nell are 2017, 2003, 2004, 2015 and 2011.

Informations about the Winery Clau de Nell

The winery offers 6 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Anjou in the region of Loire Valley

The Winery Clau de Nell is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in the of Anjou to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Loire Valley
In the top 25000 of of France wines
In the top 150 of of Anjou wines
In the top 50000 of red wines
In the top 80000 wines of the world

The wine region of Anjou

The wine region of Anjou is located in the region of Centre Loire of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Lacheteau or the Domaine Moncourt produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Anjou are Chenin blanc, Cabernet franc and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Anjou often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, caramel or bell pepper and sometimes also flavors of tomatoes, cassis or mushroom.


The wine region of Loire Valley

The Loire Valley is a key wine region in western France. It follows the course of the Loire River on its Long journey through the heart of France, from the inland hills of the Auvergne to the plains of the French Atlantic coast near Nantes (Muscadet country). Important in terms of quantity and quality, the region produces large quantities (about 4 million h/l each year) of everyday wines, as well as some of France's greatest wines. Diversity is another of the region's major assets; the styles of wine produced here range from the light, tangy Muscadet to the Sweet, honeyed Bonnezeaux, the Sparkling whites of Vouvray and the juicy, Tannic reds of Chinon and Saumur.

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The word of the wine: Elegant

Said of a wine that, beyond balance, presents qualities of charm and harmony, without the slightest heaviness.

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