Tasting Notes?
Asparagus, Bell Pepper, or Jalapeno
Asparagus
This region is thought to be the original origin of the Cabernet Franc grape.
Basque, Spain
Tannins increase in wine with skin contact and exposure to this.
Wooden barrels
This country is the second largest producer of Cabernet Franc.
Italy
Our final wine had an average grape age of this.
50 years
Raspberry, Strawberry, or Cherry
Cherry
This South American country is the 4th largest producer of Cabernet Franc.
Chile
Higher temperature, increased sunglight, maturity, and vine balance all contribute to a reduction in this component of wine.
Bitterness
The Cabernet Franc grape is the parent of these two varieties.
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Carmenere
"Riverside" is most similar to wines produced in this region of France.
Loire Valley
Fig, Plum, or Currant
Fig
Bordeaux Cabernet Franc is most often blended with this grape (one of its offspring).
Merlot
This type of fertilizer increases notes of pepper, greenery, and herbs in wine.
Nitrogen
This pest is thought to be responsible for a major loss of Burgundy's 2004 vintage.
Asian Ladybugs
The oldest wine in our tasting was this vintage.
Graphite, Brick, or Gravel
Brick
This country is responsible for the Cabernet Franc interpretation of "ice wine"
Canada
These compounds are not only responsible for Cab Franc's bell pepper smell, but also a form of pest control.
Methoxypyrazines
Farmers can reduce the peppery, "green" taste of wine by pruning this area of the plant as it grows.
Leaves/Greenery
"Le Tristan" featured tasting notes of black currant and this floral.
violet
Tobacco, Thyme, Mint, Sage, or Chamomile
Sage
The light and peppery "chinon" is a type of Cabernet France produced in this region.
Loire Valley
Too much of these compounds can cause Cabernet Franc to have a "overripe asparagus" or "rotting peppers" taste.
Pyrazines
This many acres of cabernet franc are produced in France annually (to the nearest 1,000)
79,881
"Les Garrigues" is produced just South of a city that shares a name with this board game.
Carcasonne