France (Bordeaux, South-West France and the Loire), North-East Italy, Eastern Europe, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Argentina and America (California and Washington State).
Black, light- to medium-bodied with a marked fragrance. Common tastes are of summer fruits such as blackcurrants and redcurrants.
Petite Vidure, Petite Bidure, Breton, Plant Breton, Bouchet (in St Émilion), Gros Bouchet, Gros Cabernet, Grosse Vidure, Bouchy (when grown in Madiran, south-west France), Bordo and Cabernet Frank (both sometimes heard in north-east Italy) and Carmenet (in Médoc).