Cabernet Franc
March 27th, 2008 at 7:47pm |
Cabernet Franc is a cousin of Cabernet Sauvignon. It’s less intense than it’s cousin, softer in tannins, and ripens earlier. It’s historic homeland is in the Loire valley and the cooler damper soils of St-Emilion. In St-Emilion it’s planted to blend with Merlot, and in the Médoc and Graves it is planted as insurance in [...]
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