Winery Messina HofBarrel Cuvée Cabernet Franc
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Barrel Cuvée Cabernet Franc of Winery Messina Hof in the region of Texas 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 Cuvée Cabernet Franc
Pairings that work perfectly with Barrel Cuvée Cabernet Franc
Original food and wine pairings with Barrel Cuvée Cabernet Franc
The Barrel Cuvée Cabernet Franc of Winery Messina Hof matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef kidney, the real vegetables stuffed in the provençal way or garbure with duck confit.
Details and technical informations about Winery Messina Hof's Barrel Cuvée Cabernet Franc.
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 Barrel Cuvée Cabernet Franc from Winery Messina Hof are 2007, 2017, 2012, 0 and 2016.
Informations about the Winery Messina Hof
The Winery Messina Hof is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 98 wines for sale in the of Texas to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Texas
Texas is the largest state in the United States of America and one of the most productive viticultural states. Covering 696,000 km² (268,000 square miles) between latitudes 25-36°N, this hot, Dry state is home to a range of mesoclimates suitable for viticulture in the deserts, mountains, lakes and plains of Texas. The main Grape varieties grown in Texas are Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc and (despite the hot conditions) Sauvignon Blanc. Generally speaking, Texas viticulture is divided into three main regions: NorthCentral, Southeast and Trans-Pecos.
The word of the wine: Harmonious
Balance of the different organoleptic elements of a wine. This harmony is linked to the typicity of each wine. The sweetness of a sweet wine is an element of its balance, whereas a Sancerre or a Chablis will be asked to be lively and dry.
