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Cave Spring Cellars Cabernet Franc 2017 750ml

size
750ml
country
Canada
region
Ontario
appellation
Niagara Peninsula
Additional vintages
2017 2016
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The Cabernet Franc wines from 2017 are deep garnet in colour, broad and muscular in structure and replete with a mix of ripe red and dark berry fruit and firm yet supple tannins. While juicy and attractive in their youth, the entry and mid-tier wines possess a structure and vigour that begs for at least two to three years of bottle age before drinking. Across the collection, the wines share a level of concentration and depth that will reward long-term ageing. In the case of the Estate and La Penna, we expect outstanding results from 10-plus years of cellaring
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Cave Spring Cellars Cabernet Franc 2017 750ml

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Varietal: Cabernet Franc

Today, Cabernet Franc is one of the most widely planted grape varietals in the world, and thrives well in temperate climates and valley regions in many Old and New World countries. Its importance in wine history cannot be overstated – as one of the key ingredients for the magnificent Bordeaux and Bordeaux-style wines, it has helped shape the world of quality wines and raise the bar for vintners across the globe. The Cabernet Franc varietal lends its wonderful array of unusual, spicy and fruity aromas to blended wines, and yet can also carry itself very well in single variety bottles too. The bright red color of the fermented Cabernet Franc juices make this an elegant varietal, packed full of delightfully intense, rich flavors of currants, and perfumes of violets and tobacco.
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Country: Canada

The colder climate of Canada is not one normally associated with viticulture and wine production, but in actual fact this large northern country has been involved in wine-making for over two hundred years. Many of the grapes grown in Canada are of German and Austrian origin, countries which share many of the same climatic conditions as Canada, and thus are hardy enough to survive and flourish in the cooler temperatures of the vineyards there. Indeed, many of the characterful and distinctive wines of Canada rely on early frosts, and it is not unusual for wineries to allow their grapes to freeze on the vine for the production of the intensely aromatic ice wine. Most of Canada's vineyards are currently located in Ontario and British Columbia, and recent interest in the country's produce has resulted in many more thousands of hectares of vineyards being planted across the country.