Tasting Notes?
Regional Differences
Chemistry
Botany
Amuse Bouche
100

Asparagus, Bell Pepper, or Jalapeno

 Asparagus

100

This region is thought to be the original origin of the Cabernet Franc grape.

Basque, Spain

100

Tannins increase in wine with skin contact and exposure to this.

Wooden barrels

100

This country is the second largest producer of Cabernet Franc.

Italy

100

Our final wine had an average grape age of this.

50 years

200

Raspberry, Strawberry, or Cherry

Cherry

200

This South American country is the 4th largest producer of Cabernet Franc.

Chile

200

Higher temperature, increased sunglight, maturity, and vine balance all contribute to a reduction in this component of wine.

Bitterness

200

The Cabernet Franc grape is the parent of these two varieties.

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Carmenere

200

"Riverside" is most similar to wines produced in this region of France.

Loire Valley

300

Fig, Plum, or Currant

Fig

300

Bordeaux Cabernet Franc is most often blended with this grape (one of its offspring).

Merlot

300

This type of fertilizer increases notes of pepper, greenery, and herbs in wine.

Nitrogen

300

This pest is thought to be responsible for a major loss of Burgundy's 2004 vintage.

Asian Ladybugs

300

The oldest wine in our tasting was this vintage.

Origines
400

Graphite, Brick, or Gravel

Brick

400

This country is responsible for the Cabernet Franc interpretation of "ice wine"

Canada

400

These compounds are not only responsible for Cab Franc's bell pepper smell, but also a form of pest control.

Methoxypyrazines

400

Farmers can reduce the peppery, "green" taste of wine by pruning this area of the plant as it grows.

Leaves/Greenery

400

"Le Tristan" featured tasting notes of black currant and this floral.

violet

500

Tobacco, Thyme, Mint, Sage, or Chamomile

Sage

500

The light and peppery "chinon" is a type of Cabernet France produced in this region.

Loire Valley

500

Too much of these compounds can cause Cabernet Franc to have a "overripe asparagus" or "rotting peppers" taste.

Pyrazines

500

This many acres of cabernet franc are produced in France annually (to the nearest 1,000)

79,881

500

"Les Garrigues" is produced just South of a city that shares a name with this board game.

Carcasonne

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