Winery DegrassiContarini Cabernet Franc Riserva
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Contarini Cabernet Franc Riserva of Winery Degrassi in the region of Istra often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Contarini Cabernet Franc Riserva
Pairings that work perfectly with Contarini Cabernet Franc Riserva
Original food and wine pairings with Contarini Cabernet Franc Riserva
The Contarini Cabernet Franc Riserva of Winery Degrassi matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of quick and easy monkfish tail, delicious marinated pork chops or magret with pepper.
Details and technical informations about Winery Degrassi's Contarini Cabernet Franc Riserva.
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 Contarini Cabernet Franc Riserva from Winery Degrassi are 2008, 2011
Informations about the Winery Degrassi
The Winery Degrassi is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 27 wines for sale in the of Istra to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Istra
The wine region of Istra of Croatia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Meneghetti or the Domaine Medea produce mainly wines white, red and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Istra are Terrano, Merlot and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Istra often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, quince or hay and sometimes also flavors of grass, honeysuckle or truffle.
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The word of the wine: Film maceration
A technique that consists of leaving the grapes to macerate in the open air at a low temperature before fermentation, thus enhancing the aromatic expression of the wine.
