Winery SteeleWriter's Block Cabernet Franc
Red wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Cabernet Franc.
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.
Taste structure of the Writer's Block Cabernet Franc from the Winery Steele
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Writer's Block Cabernet Franc of Winery Steele in the region of California is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Writer's Block Cabernet Franc of Winery Steele in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or spices.
Food and wine pairings with Writer's Block Cabernet Franc
Pairings that work perfectly with Writer's Block Cabernet Franc
Original food and wine pairings with Writer's Block Cabernet Franc
The Writer's Block Cabernet Franc of Winery Steele matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of salmon with cream sauce, home-made coq au vin or roast duck breast or duck fillet with dried apricots.
Details and technical informations about Winery Steele's Writer's Block 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 Writer's Block Cabernet Franc from Winery Steele are 2017, 2016, 2015, 2013 and 2014.
Informations about the Winery Steele
The Winery Steele is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 71 wines for sale in the of Clear Lake to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Clear Lake
The wine region of Clear Lake is located in the region of Lake County of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Arnot-Roberts or the Domaine Arnot-Roberts produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Clear Lake are Malbec, Zinfandel and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Clear Lake often reveals types of flavors of cherry, spices or rhubarb and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or microbio.
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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