Cabernet Sauvignon in France
Although cabernet sauvignon certainly comes to mind as one of France’s major grape varieties, it actually only takes fifth place, occupying approximately 50,000 hectares. It is, famously, the dominant grape in wines, where it can make up 80% of a “.”
Cabernet sauvignon is also widely used in the South-West, especially in and . It is also grown in Languedoc and Provence. We can even find a few thousand hectares of the variety in the , where it represents a minor component of most of the region’s reds, and is also found in the lesser-known rosés and .
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