Cabernet Franc Wine
It grows the best in cooler climates and tends to ripen a little earlier than other types of red wine. It’s also able to survive the colder weather that is prevalent in some of the wine regions in the world. It is a light to medium bodied wine and usually has a fruity taste. It joins Cabernet Sauvignon wine and Merlot wine as the most popular wines used in the famous French red wine Bordeaux blend. Cabernet Franc is grown in France and covers quite a few acres in the Loire Valley region. It’s also grown in Italy, New Zealand, California, New York and Washington State. Recently some has also been planted in the cooler wine regions in Argentina. Return to the Types of Red Wine page from the Cabernet Franc Wine page
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Typically used as part of a red wine blend, Cabernet Franc wine is an important grape in the history of red wine. In 1997, DNA evidence concluded that the vines from this type of red wine crossed paths with the popular white wine Sauvignon Blanc to create one of the most popular red wines in the world, 