Cabernet gets serious with Franc
Esther (Who am I?) , Delhi: Jul 12 2006
Made Popular Jul 12 2006
Loire Valley is doing its best attempt to improvise the quality of the oft-reported lack of appeal in Cabernet Franc. Tim Atkins points out that it is not the soft tone of Cabernet Franc that makes it less popular in comparison to its parent Cabernet...
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Tags: Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2005 Saumur Rouge, Reserve des Vignerons
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the pragmatic chef™
the pragmatic chef™ (Who am I?) Jul 13 2006
Cab franc is an interesting beast.

You generally see it added to young Cab blends to balance out the blandness of all the merlot they typically add to make it drinkable sooner, but when a friend encouraged me to try a straight Cab Franc, I found it really interesting, and a nice change.
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Esther (Who am I?) Jul 14 2006
Delhi, India
Thanks for the interestinng piece of fact!

Cab Franc was underestimated until now, but the fact that it is used to lend quality to ’Merlots’ puts the Cab on a higher plane.
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