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BOUCHET
Local name for the Cabernet Franc clone grown in certain cru areas of the Bordeaux region of France.
BOUCHET:
Alternate name for the Cabernet Franc grape when grown in certain cru areas of the Bordeaux region.
[Bouchet]
The king of red grapes, its best wines are deeply flavoured, fragrant, keen edged and long lived, because its abundant tannin gives great structure.
Alicante Bouchet: A red wine grape, originally from Spain, used in France's Burgundy region to add color to Burgundy blends when necessary. Also used in some central California table wines for the same purpose.
Widely grown in the Loire region where it is known as the Breton and in large areas of southwest France where it is sometimes known as Bouchy or Bouchet. Other french synonym names are Carmenet, Gros Bouchet and Veron. In N.
Aceria, Acheria, Arrouya, Bordo, Bouchet, Bouchy (Gascony), Breton, Burdeas Tinto, Cabernet, Cabernet Aunis, Cabernet Franco, Capbreton Rouge, Carmenet (Médoc), Fer Servandou, Gamput, Grosse Vidure, Hartling, Kaberne Fran, Messanges Rouge, Morenoa, ...
Grapes with colored juice, for example Alicante Bouchet, are known as teinturiers.
Breton and in large areas of southwest France where it is sometimes known as Bouchy or Bouchet. Other french synonym names are Carmenet, Gros Bouchet and Veron. In N.E Italy the variety is known as the Bordo.
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A 12% red wine made from Mavro, Alicante Bouchet and Grenache. A medium strawberry red, the earthy and herb driven nose is tinged with a little sweet red plum.
In Pomerol and Saint-Emilion it is known as "Bouchet". This grape-variety is also present in the Madiran vines as "Bouchy". Further north, in the Loire Valley and, particularly in Touraine and in Saumur it sometimes appears as "Breton".
None in Australia. In France Cabernet Franc is also known as Cabernet Gris, Grosse Vidure, Bouchet (St. Emilion and Pomerol), Carmenet (Médoc) and Breton (Loire). In Italy it is also known as Bordo (Veneto).
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 See also: Wine, Cabernet Sauvignon, Grape, Cabernet, Sauvignon
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