Château KalpakCabernet Franc - Merlot
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet franc and the Merlot.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
The Cabernet Franc - Merlot of the Château Kalpak is in the top 10 of wines of Turkey and in the top 10 of wines of Thrace.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Cabernet Franc - Merlot of Château Kalpak in the region of Thrace 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 Cabernet Franc - Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Cabernet Franc - Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Cabernet Franc - Merlot
The Cabernet Franc - Merlot of Château Kalpak matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of steak tartare, reblochon tartiflette or oven roasted rabbit with mustard.
Details and technical informations about Château Kalpak's Cabernet Franc - Merlot.
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 - Merlot from Château Kalpak are 2010, 0, 2011
Informations about the Château Kalpak
The Château Kalpak is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in the of Thrace to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Thrace
The wine region of Thrace of Greece. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Chamlija or the Château Kalpak produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Thrace are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Thrace often reveals types of flavors of cherry, grapefruit or black cherries and sometimes also flavors of jam, mint or prune.
The word of the wine: Seeds
A maximum of four, located in the heart of the grape berry, they contain tannins and nitrogenous matter.
