How to Use cabernet franc in a Sentence

cabernet franc

noun
  • The French wines include a sparkling rosé, grenache, grenache rosé, syrah, and cabernet franc.
    — Madison Roberts, PEOPLE.com, 13 June 2018
  • This red blend is malbec, cabernet sauvignon and cabernet franc.
    — Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2022
  • This is a blend of seven parts semillon and three parts cabernet franc, two grapes that rarely see bubbles.
    — Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2019
  • The red wine is a blend of cabernet franc, cabernet sauvignon and petit verdot.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 18 June 2024
  • Sometimes they are blended with cabernet franc and côt, the local name for malbec.
    — Per and Britt Karlsson, Forbes, 17 July 2023
  • This blend is also based on merlot, with some cabernet sauvignon and a soupçon of cabernet franc.
    — Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2021
  • Here’s a textbook cabernet franc, with juicy cherry flavors scented with olive and tea.
    — Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 4 Jan. 2024
  • But 50 years ago, this land was known for cherry orchards, not cabernet franc or riesling.
    — Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Riesling, chardonnay and cabernet franc are the most important grapes.
    — Per and Britt Karlsson, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2022
  • Northern Rhône syrahs are beautiful with chicken, as is pinot noir or cabernet franc with duck.
    — Eric Asimov, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2017
  • The third is a textbook cabernet franc from France’s Loire Valley.
    — Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2020
  • The grapes are 85% cabernet sauvignon and 15% cabernet franc.
    — Per and Britt Karlsson, Forbes, 23 May 2021
  • The wines include cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc, merlot, grenache, grenache blanc and cinsaut.
    — David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
  • This lovely wine is a blend of lemberger (also known as blaufrankisch), cabernet franc and cabernet sauvignon.
    — Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 26 June 2020
  • Other notable styles include pinot noir, chardonnay, cabernet franc and viscous, nectary ice wines.
    — Michael Austin, chicagotribune.com, 13 Sep. 2017
  • Vintners are already responding by using more cabernet sauvignon and cabernet franc in their blends.
    — Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 7 June 2019
  • This delicious red is 90 percent cabernet franc, with more or less equal smidgens of syrah plus the white grapes petit manseng and riesling.
    — Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2020
  • The plan is to harvest six tons of chambourcin Monday, followed by five tons of cabernet franc Tuesday.
    — Harold Brubaker, Philly.com, 2 Oct. 2017
  • Petite sirah and cabernet franc also perform well in Colorado.
    — Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2020
  • One of their most notable bottles is Ohamba, which is a blend of shiraz, cabernet sauvignon, and cabernet franc.
    — Love Akinkunle, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2021
  • The Loire Valley in France produces some delicious red wines from cabernet franc grapes.
    — Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2019
  • Cornas from the northern Rhône would go well, as would structured cabernet francs from the Loire Valley.
    — Melissa Clark, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2018
  • Salinas looks especially to cabernet franc from the Loire region of France.
    — Anna Lee Iijima, Chicago Tribune, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Fans of Virginia’s cabernet franc wines should taste this beauty from France’s Loire Valley.
    — Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2020
  • It’s made entirely from cabernet franc, which is unusual for Sonoma County, where pinot noir reigns in rosé.
    — Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2020
  • This lovely rosé is made of cabernet franc from local vineyards with notes of lime, Meyer lemon and heaps of mineral expression.
    — Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Leelanau excels in chardonnay and sparkling wine, while Old Mission favors riesling, gamay and cabernet franc.
    — Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2019
  • At Bourgneuf, the blend is about 90 percent merlot and 10 percent cabernet franc, or bouchet, as it is often called here.
    — Eric Asimov, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2018
  • The blend of cabernet franc, pinot gris and dry riesling makes for a light drinking option with subtle strawberry and peach flavors and a crisp, citrusy brightness.
    — Amelia Goe, The Arizona Republic, 30 July 2021
  • Aged seven years in both Loire Valley cabernet franc and California red wine barrels.
    — Jason Wilson, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2018

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