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Cabernet Franc
red grape Chinon / Bourgueil / Saumur-Champigny; Right Bank Bordeaux serve 14–16 °C ages 2–12 years
Cabernet Franc is a red grape: medium-bodied, fresh acidity, moderate tannin, usually dry. 115 Cabernet Franc wines from £32.10. Typical aromas: red fruit, raspberry, leafy, graphite, violet, green pepper.
Typical structure · knowledge base
dry
medium
moderate
fresh
little
Is Cabernet Franc sweet or dry?
Usually dry.
What goes with it
charcuterie, roast chicken, lentils, goat cheese, lamb with herbs. medium weight and herbal edge suit bistro food
Where it grows
Chinon / Bourgueil / Saumur-Champigny, France — light to medium, leafy, red-fruited, chillable
Right Bank Bordeaux, France — blending partner adding perfume and freshness
If you like Cabernet Franc
115 Cabernet Franc wines · ranked by critic score, then price · showing 30
sweetness · body on 1–5 · inferred
| Wine | Sweet | Body | From | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clos Apalta 2019 Clos Apalta · Colchagua Valley | £118.15 | |||
| PerSe La Craie Gualtallary 2023 PerSe · Mendoza | £195.26 | |||
| Andrew Will Sorella 2020 Andrew Will · Washington | £82.31 | |||
| Sena 2021 Sena · Aconcagua Valley | £93.49 | |||
| El Enemigo Gran Enemigo Gualtallary 2021 El Enemigo · Mendoza | £100.82 | |||
| Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte 2017 Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte · Bordeaux | £110.50 | |||
| Vina Vik Stonevik 2024 Vina Vik · Cachapoal Valley | £133.12 | |||
| Tenuta San Guido Sassicaia 2023 Tenuta San Guido · Tuscany | £337.46 | |||
| Matias Riccitelli & Father 2023 Matias Riccitelli · Mendoza | £62.04 | |||
| Yarra Yering Dry Red No 1 2021 Yarra Yering · Victoria | £66.88 | |||
| Podere Sapaio Bolgheri Superiore Sapaio 2021 Podere Sapaio · Tuscany | £70.49 | |||
| Betz Family Winery Pere de Famille 2021 Betz Family Winery · Washington | £73.79 | |||
| Catena Zapata Birth of Cabernet 2022 Catena Zapata · Mendoza | £82.31 | |||
| Vilafonte Series C 2021 Vilafonte · Western Cape | £100.15 | |||
| Ornellaia Bolgheri Superiore 2023 Ornellaia · Tuscany | £238.03 | |||
| Joseph Phelps Insignia 2022 Joseph Phelps · California | £277.79 | |||
| Meerlust Rubicon 2023 Meerlust · Stellenbosch | £32.10 | |||
| Campo alla Sughera Arnione Bolgheri Superiore 2021 Campo alla Sughera · Tuscany | £59.47 | |||
| Paritua 21.12 2020 Paritua · Hawkes Bay | £63.77 | |||
| Podere Sapaio Bolgheri Superiore Sapaio 2020 Podere Sapaio · Tuscany | £65.35 | |||
| Andrew Will Champoux Red 2019 Andrew Will · Washington | £66.88 | |||
| Domaine du Castel Grand Vin 2023 Domaine du Castel · Judean Hills | £75.47 | |||
| Edi Simcic Kolos 2021 Edi Simcic · Primorska | £76.44 | |||
| Chateau Le Bon Pasteur 2020 Chateau Le Bon Pasteur · Bordeaux | £81.19 | |||
| L'Ecole No. 41 Walla Walla Valley Ferguson Vineyard 2021 L'Ecole No. 41 · Washington | £84.90 | |||
| Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 Chateau Montelena · California | £89.02 | |||
| Tapiz Las Notas de Jean Claude 2020 Tapiz · Mendoza | £90.54 | |||
| Dakota Shy Cabernet Sauvignon 2024 Dakota Shy · California | £126.40 | |||
| Podere Forte Guardiavigna 2018 Podere Forte · Tuscany | £134.30 | |||
| Staglin Salus Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 Staglin · California | £144.04 |