Winery Childress VineyardsBarrel Select Cabernet Franc
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
The Barrel Select Cabernet Franc of the Winery Childress Vineyards is in the top 90 of wines of North Carolina.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Barrel Select Cabernet Franc of Winery Childress Vineyards in the region of North Carolina 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 Barrel Select Cabernet Franc
Pairings that work perfectly with Barrel Select Cabernet Franc
Original food and wine pairings with Barrel Select Cabernet Franc
The Barrel Select Cabernet Franc of Winery Childress Vineyards matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of braised beef with carrots, the garbure or duck fillets with honey.
Details and technical informations about Winery Childress Vineyards's Barrel Select 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 Barrel Select Cabernet Franc from Winery Childress Vineyards are 2015, 2011, 0, 2016 and 2010.
Informations about the Winery Childress Vineyards
The Winery Childress Vineyards is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 64 wines for sale in the of North Carolina to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of North Carolina
Historic US southeastern wine state (top US producer before Prohibition). Yadkin Valley as the main quality zone: signature Cabernet Franc (red fruit, bell pepper, violet, fresh herbs, supple tannins). Also dense Petit Verdot, round Merlot, fruity Sangiovese. Chardonnay whites and rich Petit Manseng (apricot, honey).
The word of the wine: Extra-dry
Champagne with between 12 and 20 grams of sugar (see dosage liqueur).
