Cabernet Franc vs Montepulciano

Cabernet Franc

Red cépage

Cabernet Franc — red grape from Loire Valley and Bordeaux. Produces herbaceous, elegant wines with red berry, violet, and pencil shaving aromas.

Montepulciano

Red cépage

Montepulciano — Red grape indigenous to Abruzzo in central Italy, the basis of Montepulciano d'Abruzzo. It produces full-bodied, deeply colored wines.