Wine Tasting Guide to Cabernet Franc Wine
Cabernet Franc wine is a lesser known relative to Cabernet Sauvignon. The grape variety Cabernet Franc is closely related to Cab Sauvignon and in many respects is very similar. The grape originated and is one of the permitted varieties in Bordeaux. However, for the most part, the world over, most Cab Franc is grown and used as just a smaller part of the blend in Bordeaux blend type wines. For example, in Bordeaux, California, Australia and many other regions, it is blended with Cabernet Sauvignon and/or Merlot and other grapes and in most cases makes up only a minority of the blend. In blends it adds a slightly lighter freshness and a peppery or herbal aromatic complexity to wines with the more robust and tannic Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.
Therefore, in most cases Cab Franc is just a bit part player. However, there are a few notable examples in which primarily Cabernet Franc wine is made to great effect. Some of these wines with a significant proportion of Cab Franc (or even exclusively Cab Franc) are amongst the very best in the world. In other words, this “lowly” cousin of Cabernet Sauvignon is capable, in the right hands and grown in the right terroir, of greatness. Read on below to learn more about the wines, where they are from and what they taste like.
Where Is Cabernet Franc Wine Made?
While Cabernet Franc is an integral, if minor, part in many Bordeaux blends, it has been transplanted to most major wine producing regions around the world. In particular, most areas that produce any Bordeaux type blends, including Cabernet Sauvignon and/or Merlot-based wines, plant at least some small proportion of Cab Fran to use in their blends.
However, there are a few places on the planet where Cabernet Franc really shines and does not have to play second fiddle to any other grape. One is in the right bank of Bordeaux, in villages like Pomerol and St. Emilion. While most wines are predominantly Merlot, Cabernet Franc often plays an important part of the blend. In one notable example, Cabernet Franc is the leading actor, making up the majority of the blend in one of the most famous, expensive and glorious wines made anywhere. Château Cheval-Blanc, although the name sounds like it would be a white wine (blanc means white in French), is a famous red wine from the St. Emilion region on the right bank of Bordeaux. “Cheval-Blanc” means “white horse”, the white has nothing to do with the color of the wine. The vineyards at this famous chateau are approximately 75% Cabernet Franc. The Cabernet Franc wine is made primarily from Cab Franc blended with Merlot. While the exact percentages in the final wine vary somewhat from year to year, Cabernet Franc is usually 60% or more of the blend. This wine is considered one of the best in the world and is highly sought after by collectors. In great vintages, it is arguably the best expression of Cabernet Franc wine in the world.
Although Cheval-Blanc is the most famous Cabernet Franc wine on the planet, some purists would argue that the real home of the grape variety and where it is most suited to the terroir is in the Loire Valley of France. Often called Breton locally, the grape is planted in many appellations along the Loire and in some make up the large majority of the blend. In particular, Chinon, Bourgueil and Samur-Champigny are all capable of making outstanding reds based largely on Cabernet Franc. In particular, if you want a “lesson” in great Cabernet Franc, check out the wines of producers like Joguet, Baudry, Breton and Rougeard. And best of all, most of them are still relatively inexpensive.
In some other areas such as in California some producers have experimented with Cabernet Franc varietal wines that are largely or solely Cab Franc. These can vary in quality quite a bit, some being light and vegetal, others being rich and complex, comparing favorably with the producers Cabernet Sauvignons or Merlots.
Source: http://www.wine-tastings-guide.com/cabernet-franc-wine.html
Manila is fast becoming a city of luxurious fine dining accompanied by fine vintage wine. Not only must a 5-star Italian, French or Continental restaurant offer good food, nice ambience and immaculate service the restaurant wine list must be equally exciting to make the evening of wine and dine a memorable one. One top rated restaurant in Clark Pampanga has been paying special attention to this aspect of fine dining.
This 5-star fine dining restaurant in Pampanga Philippines is highly recommended by food critics and frequent diners in Manila as a place to wine and dine in Subic Angeles City Clark Freeport Zone. Although it is a famous fine dining restaurant in Clark Pampanga with an award winning 3000-line restaurant wine list, Yats Restaurant is also a popular restaurant for family with children. Aside from French Mediterranean haute cuisine, this restaurant also serves healthy food and the best vegetarian cuisines in the Philippines. Private dining rooms are also available in this restaurant for business and personal meetings of 4 to 20 people.
Favorites of frequent diners visiting this popular resto bar in Clark Pampanga are steaks, Wagyu, Foie Gras, seafood, lobsters, venison, kangaroo loin, osso buco, veal chops, Kurabuto pork, escargots and a good selection of cheeses to enjoy with fine Vintage port and Sauternes. Clark Pampanga’s highly recommended restaurant also offers Cuban cigars such as Monte Cristo, Cohiba, Upmann, Partagas, Romeo Julieta and Trinidad. Many fine cigars are enjoyed in the Magnum Room of this cozy and romantic restaurant in Clark Pampanga which is a wine bar and lounge for before and after dinner relaxation. A good selection of Armagnac, Cognac, Single Malt, Vodka and other liquor is served in addition to the wine vintage wines some served by the glass.
Built in 2000 by Hong Kong-based Yats International, a developer and operator of hospitality and residential projects in the Philippines, fine dining Yats Restaurant and Wine Bar has served not only as Pampanga’s highly recommended restaurant and wine lounge, but also as a place where business executives meet to finalize business deals over a nice meal with some fine vintage wine.
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Getting to this fine dining restaurant of Angeles City Clark Freeport Zone Pampanga Philippines
How to get to this fine-dining restaurant in Clark Pampanga? Once you get to Clark Freeport, go straight until you hit Mimosa. After you enter Mimosa, stay on the left on Mimosa Drive, go past the Holiday Inn and Yats Restaurant (green top, independent 1-storey structure) is on your left. Just past the Yats Restaurant is the London Pub.
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