Winery ChakanaNuna Estate Cabernet Franc
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Nuna Estate Cabernet Franc of Winery Chakana in the region of Mendoza often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Nuna Estate Cabernet Franc
Pairings that work perfectly with Nuna Estate Cabernet Franc
Original food and wine pairings with Nuna Estate Cabernet Franc
The Nuna Estate Cabernet Franc of Winery Chakana matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pork chops with potatoes, zucchini lasagna or duck legs confit.
Details and technical informations about Winery Chakana's Nuna Estate Cabernet Franc.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc
Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Nuna Estate Cabernet Franc from Winery Chakana are 2015, 2016, 2017, 0 and 2018.
Informations about the Winery Chakana
The Winery Chakana is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 70 wines for sale in the of Lujan de Cuyo to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Lujan de Cuyo
America's first DOC, the consecrated terroir of the world's Malbec in Mendoza on the Andean piedmont (825-1,080 m). Signature Malbec (>9,000 ha here): dense, velvety reds with signature notes of blackberry, plum, violet, cocoa and sweet spices, round tannins and bright fruit — the grape's maximum expression. Also firm Cabernet Sauvignon, supple Bonarda, spicy Tempranillo, peppery Syrah. Chardonnay, Sauvignon whites.
The wine region of Mendoza
World capital of Malbec: powerful, deep reds with blackberry, plum, violet and sweet spice, round tannins and vivid fruit. Also firm Cabernet Sauvignon, supple, juicy Bonarda, aromatic floral white Torrontés. High-altitude vineyards (800-1,700 m) at the foot of the Andes, dry continental climate irrigated by glacial waters. ~80% of Argentine output across 150,000 ha.
The word of the wine: Hybrid
Term designating grape varieties obtained from two different vine species.
