Cabernet Franc
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Grown: – Bordeaux, Loire (Saumur Champigny, Bourgueil, St Nicholas de Bourgueil, Chinon), Italy, California, Washington, New York State, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Chile, South Africa
Appellations: – Chinon, Bourgueil, Pomerol, St Emilion
Images: – Cabernet Franc
History: – Probably originated in Bordeaux and transported to the Loire by Cardinal Richelieu (To his abbey St Nicolas-de-Bourgueil).
Flavours: – Raspberries, pencil shavings, wet pebble, blackcurrant leaf,
Misc interest: – Parent of Cabernet Sauvignon (Along with Sauv Blanc)
Viticulture: – Great on gravel. Weightier on sandy chalk. Soil more expressive than geographical site.
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Snippet: – Best known as main contributor to Cheval Blanc.
