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Wine Details
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This 100% Cabernet Franc was fermented in small lots and aged in French oak for about seven months. It was then bottled as an unfiltered wine, thus preserving much of the cherry, raspberry and spicy characteristics of a classic Cabernet Franc. Complements pork, oriental dishes and pastas with tomato sauces.
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Varietal Definition
Cabernet Franc:
Cabernet Franc is an accessible, spicy, herbal, dark blue grape variety that is often compared to Cabernet Sauvignon. Cabernet Franc tends to be softer and has less tannin than Cabernet Sauvignon, although the two can be difficult to distinguish. Sometimes the French refer to Cabernets, which could mean either of the two grapes. Its typical aromas include an herbaceous and pronounced peppery nose, even in ripe fruit, and something eerily like tobacco. The Cabernet Franc ripens at an earlier stage, which gives it reason to exist in the Bordeaux area. In the Loire, where we find it a lot, it gives a clear red fresh and fruity wine.
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