Winery Carr - Cabernet Franc

Winery Carr Cabernet Franc

4.1
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Cabernet Franc of Winery Carr is a red wine from the region of Santa Ynez Valley of California.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.

Taste structure of the Cabernet Franc from the Winery Carr

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Cabernet Franc of Winery Carr in the region of California is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Cabernet Franc of Winery Carr in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Carr's Cabernet Franc.

Winery
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
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 Santa Ynez Valley wines
Average rating: 4.3 1 1 1 1 0
Cabernet Franc - 2016
In the top 100 of of Santa Ynez Valley wines
Average rating: 3.6 1 1 1 0.5 0
Cabernet Franc - 2015
In the top 100 of of Santa Ynez Valley wines
Average rating: 3.9 1 1 1 1 0
Cabernet Franc - 2014
In the top 100 of of Santa Ynez Valley wines
Average rating: 4 1 1 1 1 0
Cabernet Franc - 2013
In the top 100 of of Santa Ynez Valley wines
Average rating: 4.2 1 1 1 1 0
Cabernet Franc - 2011
In the top 100 of of Santa Ynez Valley wines
Average rating: 4.7 1 1 1 1 0.5

The best vintages of Cabernet Franc from Winery Carr are 2011, 2017, 2013, 2014 and 2015.

Informations about the Winery Carr

The winery offers 43 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Santa Ynez Valley in the region of California

The Winery Carr is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 21 wines for sale in the of Santa Ynez Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 15000 of of United States wines
In the top 400 of of Santa Ynez Valley wines
In the top 60000 of red wines
In the top 95000 wines of the world

The wine region of Santa Ynez Valley

The wine region of Santa Ynez Valley is located in the region of Santa Barbara County of California of United States. We currently count 227 estates and châteaux in the of Santa Ynez Valley, producing 839 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Santa Ynez Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes .


The wine region of California

California is the largest and most important wine region in the United States. It represents the southern two-thirds (850 miles or 1,370 kilometers) of the country's west coast. (Oregon and Washington make up the rest. ) The state also spans nearly 10 degrees of latitude.

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This is the most widespread pruning technique. It includes one or two long branches and allows the mechanization of a large number of vineyard operations.

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