Winery Heller EstateCabernet Franc

Red wine of Carmel Valley of California of United States

3.9

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Cabernet Franc of Winery Heller Estate is a red wine from the region of Carmel 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.
The Cabernet Franc of the Winery Heller Estate is in the top 40 of wines of Carmel Valley.

Taste structure of the Cabernet Franc from the Winery Heller Estate

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

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

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Earth

Oak

On the nose the Cabernet Franc of Winery Heller Estate in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or black fruit.

Food and wine pairings with Cabernet Franc

Pairings that work perfectly with Cabernet Franc

Original food and wine pairings with Cabernet Franc

Game (deer, venison)

The Cabernet Franc of Winery Heller Estate matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of small stuffed fish from nice, rabbit with hunter's sauce or forest rabbit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Heller Estate's Cabernet Franc.

Winery

Winery Heller Estate

Winemaker

Peter Watson-Graff

Grape varieties

Cabernet franc

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Alcohol

14.3°

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 - 2012

In the top 40 of of Carmel Valley wines

Average rating: 3.6

The best vintages of Cabernet Franc from Winery Heller Estate are 2012

Informations about the Winery Heller Estate

The winery offers 25 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.

It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Carmel Valley in the region of California

Find the Winery Heller Estate on Facebook and on Twitter

The Winery Heller Estate is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 24 wines for sale in the of Carmel Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 45000 of of United States wines

In the top 45 of of Carmel Valley wines

In the top 200000 of red wines

In the top 350000 wines of the world

The wine region of Carmel Valley

The wine region of Carmel Valley is located in the region of Monterey County of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Bernardus or the Domaine Bernardus produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Carmel Valley are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Pinot noir and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Carmel Valley often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, spices or red fruit.

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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