Definition of cabernet franc
: a dry red wine often used in blends (as with merlot or cabernet sauvignon)
Updated on: 31 Mar 2018
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Chardonnay also has been a popular grape variety in Israel; other popular grapes include reds cabernet franc and carignann the red side, and whites sauvignon blanc and gewurztraminer.
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The cabernet franc wines of the Loire have been perennially great values, and this remains true even though wine writers have for years been desperately trying to give away the secret.
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Its merlot grapes were picked in mid-September and cabernet franc later in the month and into early October.
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At Bourgneuf, the blend is about 90 percent merlot and 10 percent cabernet franc, or bouchet, as it is often called here.
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But the wines taste very different because the primary grape for white is chenin blanc; for rosé, it’s cabernet franc.
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An 80/20 blend of cabernet sauvignon and cabernet franc, this rich, layered wine offered notes of dark fruits, cherry, pine, coffee, vanilla, black pepper and a lingering spicy finish.
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In November, Old Westminster Winery in Maryland released three wines in cans, including a red blend of cabernet franc and barbera called Carbonic, after the fermentation technique designed to produce fruity, easy-drinking wines.
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Northern Rhône syrahs are beautiful with chicken, as is pinot noir or cabernet franc with duck.
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Origin and Etymology of cabernet franc
French, literally, pure cabernet
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