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Cabernet Franc
A red wine grape with blue-black berries (Wikidata).
Grapes bred from it include Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Carménère, Incrocio Manzoni.
On this site Cabernet Franc is a main grape in 4 regions, from Finger Lakes at 1,350 GDD (Winkler I) to Bordeaux at 1,560 (Winkler II).
Its regions on the heat scale
Each region's 1991–2020 normal growing degree days, coolest at the top. Tap a row to open the region.
Recent vintages in its regions
| Region | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finger Lakes | +16% | +2% | +8% | +16% | +7% | +1% | +13% | +6% |
| Loire Valley (Touraine) | +24% | +12% | +15% | -4% | +32% | +28% | -1% | +15% |
| Niagara Peninsula | +9% | -6% | -1% | +10% | -1% | -2% | +11% | +1% |
| Bordeaux | +14% | +7% | +8% | -6% | +29% | +24% | -5% | +9% |
Percent above or below each region's 1991–2020 normal heat.
