Bodegas CarrauCastel Pujol Cabernet Franc Reserva
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
The Castel Pujol Cabernet Franc Reserva of the Bodegas Carrau is in the top 50 of wines of Las Violetas.
Food and wine pairings with Castel Pujol Cabernet Franc Reserva
Pairings that work perfectly with Castel Pujol Cabernet Franc Reserva
Original food and wine pairings with Castel Pujol Cabernet Franc Reserva
The Castel Pujol Cabernet Franc Reserva of Bodegas Carrau matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pastasciutta (corsica), cassoulet of yesteryear or auvergne potée.
Details and technical informations about Bodegas Carrau's Castel Pujol Cabernet Franc Reserva.
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 Castel Pujol Cabernet Franc Reserva from Bodegas Carrau are 2016, 2013, 0, 2014
Informations about the Bodegas Carrau
The Bodegas Carrau is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 91 wines for sale in the of Las Violetas to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Las Violetas
The wine region of Las Violetas is located in the region of Canelones of Uruguay. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Bouza or the Domaine Bouza produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Las Violetas are Tannat, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Las Violetas often reveals types of flavors of oak, microbio or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, tropical fruit or non oak.
The wine region of Canelones
Uruguay's main region north of Montevideo (~90% of national output). National star Tannat: powerful, structured reds with signature notes of blackberry, black plum, violet, leather, tobacco and spice, firm tannins and notable ageing potential — more Tannat planted here than in Madiran, its birthplace. Also round Merlot, peppery Cabernet Franc, spicy Syrah. Fresh saline Albarino whites.
The word of the wine: Reassembly
During the vinification process, a "cap" is formed at the top of the vats with the solid parts (skin, pulp, pips, etc.), which contain tannins and colouring elements. Pumping over consists of emptying the vat from the bottom and pouring the juice back to the top, in order to mix the cap and the juice and to favour the exchange and the extraction. This old technique allows a better exchange between the solid parts and the liquid.
