Winery MontekristoCabernet Franc
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
Food and wine pairings with Cabernet Franc
Pairings that work perfectly with Cabernet Franc
Original food and wine pairings with Cabernet Franc
The Cabernet Franc of Winery Montekristo matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of tournedos rossini with port sauce, andouillette with mustard sauce or wild boar stew (without marinade or wine).
Details and technical informations about Winery Montekristo's 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 also well planted further north, as far 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 Cabernet Franc from Winery Montekristo are 2013, 0
Informations about the Winery Montekristo
The Winery Montekristo is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 17 wines for sale in the of Malta to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Malta
Mediterranean archipelago south of Sicily (DOK Malta and Gozo), limestone soils, dry windy climate. Two rare indigenous signatures. Girgentina in light, fresh whites (green apple, citrus, white flowers, almond, saline touch), often blended with Chardonnay. Ġellewża in round, fruity reds (cherry, raspberry, plum, spice), supple tannins — made into sparkling rosés or blended with Syrah/Cabernet.
The word of the wine: Overmaturation
When the grapes reach maturity, the skin becomes permeable and progressively loses water, which causes a concentration phenomenon inside the berry. This is called over-ripening or passerillage.
