User:Murgh/Fronsac AOC
| Wine region | |
| Type | Appellation d'origine contrôlée |
|---|---|
| Year established | 1936 |
| Country | France |
| Part of | Bordeaux, Libournais |
| Climate region | Oceanic climate |
| Total area | 830 ha (2,100 acres) |
| Varietals produced | Merlot, Cabernet Franc Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Wine produced | 44,400 hl (1,170,000 US gal) |
Fronsac is an AOC for wine made in the Bordeaux wine region of southwestern France, on the Right Bank of Dordogne, west of Libourne. Previously known as Côtes de Fronsac, the appellation includes the communes of La Rivière, Saillans, Saint-Aignan, Saint-Germain-de-la-Rivière and Fronsac itself.
Wine[edit]
The viticultural area covers 785 hectares, annually producing on average 40,500 hectolitres of wine.
chalk, clay, limestone, Fronsadais Molasse.. Molasses de Frondasais
The great frosts of February 1956 caused less damage in Fronsac than anywhere else in Gironde due to its elevated position. [1][2][3]
Estates[edit]
Château Dalem Château Mayne-Vieil Château Moulin-Haut-Laroque Château La Rivière Château La Valade Château Villars Château La Vieille Cure Château Fontenil Château de la Dauphine Château Gagnard Château Jeandeman Château Cardeneau Château de Carles Château Moulin-Haut-Villars Château PLain-Point Château Puy-Guilhem Château Rouet
Canon-Fronsac[edit]
| Wine region | |
| Type | Appellation d'origine contrôlée |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Part of | Bordeaux, Libournais |
| Climate region | Oceanic climate |
| Total area | 300 ha (740 acres) |
| Varietals produced | Merlot, Cabernet Franc Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Wine produced | 16,200 hl (430,000 US gal) |
Canon-Fronsac, or Côtes de Canon, is a smaller appellation enclaved by the Fronsac boundary which has the reputation of producing the finer wine of the district. Situated on the high rim of the Canon hills, it overlooks the Dourdogne.[2]
Considered the heart of the district, the appellation covers the two communes Saint-Michel-de-Fronsac, where estates are exclusive to the appellation, and Fronsac where declaration to either appellation is optional.[1]
Estates[edit]
Château Canon (Christian Moueix) Château Canon-de-Brem Château La Fleur-Cailleau Château Mazeris Château Mazeris-Bellevue Château Villars Château Vray-Canon-Boyer Château Barrabaque Château Canon (Henriette Horeau) Château La Fleur-Canon Château de Gaby Château du Gazin Château Grand-Renouil Château Junayme Château Mausse Château Toumalin Chateau Cassagne Haut Canon
Sources[edit]
- Fronsac, Canon-Fronsac Bordeaux.com, Le Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux (CIVB) (in French)
- Fronsac, Canon-Fronsac AOC decrees, INAO (in French)
- Footnotes
- ^ a b Peppercorn, David (2003). Bordeaux. London: Mitchell Beazley. pp. p.536, 538–545. ISBN 1-84000-927-6.
{{cite book}}:|pages=has extra text (help) - ^ a b Lichine, Alexis (1967). Alexis Lichine's Encyclopedia of Wines and Spirits. London: Cassell & Company Ltd. pp. p.233-234.
{{cite book}}:|pages=has extra text (help) - ^ winemega.com. "Fronsac".