Winery Keswick VineyardsBlock 7 Cabernet Franc
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
The Block 7 Cabernet Franc of the Winery Keswick Vineyards is in the top 90 of wines of Monticello.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
Food and wine pairings with Block 7 Cabernet Franc
Pairings that work perfectly with Block 7 Cabernet Franc
Original food and wine pairings with Block 7 Cabernet Franc
The Block 7 Cabernet Franc of Winery Keswick Vineyards matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of monkfish tagine, brussels sprouts with bacon in a casserole or festive chinese fondue.
Details and technical informations about Winery Keswick Vineyards's Block 7 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 Block 7 Cabernet Franc from Winery Keswick Vineyards are 2017, 0
Informations about the Winery Keswick Vineyards
The Winery Keswick Vineyards is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 45 wines for sale in the of Monticello to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Monticello
Central Virginia AVA around Charlottesville, wine land dreamed by Thomas Jefferson from 1770. Cabernet Franc signature red: elegant and fresh with signature notes of red cherry, raspberry, bell pepper, fresh herbs, spice and peppery touch, fine tannins and thirst-quenching mouth — local reference. Viognier as Virginia's signature white (apricot, honey, flowers), dense Petit Verdot, taut Petit Manseng, ample Chardonnay. Blue Ridge Piedmont soils.
The wine region of Virginia
Quality pole of the American east coast, unique signature in Viognier: ample, fragrant whites with notes of apricot, white peach, honey and flowers, silky on the palate. Cabernet Franc star in red, fine and fresh (raspberry, ripe pepper, spices). Also dense Petit Verdot, round Merlot, balanced Chardonnay, Vidal Blanc and native Norton. Humid continental climate tempered by the Appalachians, 8 AVAs (Monticello, Shenandoah).
The word of the wine: Acescence
An alteration in wine also known as pitting (hence the expression piqué wine), due to the presence of acetic acid and ethyl acetate, and characterized by a vinegar-like odor.
