- Genelde Cabernet Franc Cabernet Sauvignon'a çok benzer ancak en az bir hafta önce tomurcuklanır ve olgunlaşır.
- On the palate Cabernet Franc has high levels of zesty acidity. It also can have relatively high tannins, though less than Cabernet Sauvignon.
- DNA analysis indicates that Cabernet Franc is one of two parents of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Carménère.[3].
- But then again, it could be a once-in-a-lifetime wine. Here’s everything you need to know to get started exploring the wine world via Cabernet Franc.
- And, as a general rule (there are exceptions, of course), great, age-worthy Cabernet Franc tends to cost less than its Cabernet Sauvignon counterparts.
- However, in the light of Cabernet Franc’s position of being compared with the beefy Cabernet Sauvignon, I am going to indulge myself just this once.
- Cabernet Franc is also a parent, alongside Sauvignon Blanc, of the Cabernet Sauvignon grape, as well as a parent grape to Merlot and Carmenère.
- Recent genetic tests confirm that the origin of Cabernet Sauvignon is to be attributed to a crossing between Cabernet Franc and the Sauvignon white grape variety.
- With Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon – the former a parent, with Sauvignon Blanc, of the latter – the statistics don’t lie.
- ...between the two families, as well as their common desire to produce an outstanding Argentine wine, gave birth to Flechas de los Andes Gran Cabernet Franc.
