Fronsac is a appellation for red wines produced in an area in the east of the Bordeaux wine region. It is located close to the northern bank of the Dordogne river, just a few miles to the west of Libourne. This town gives its name to the Libournais region and is home to prestigious appellations such as Saint-Emilion and Pomerol – and Fronsac itself. Like Saint-Emilion, just a few miles to the east, Fronsac has a picturesque landscape, made up of woodland and hills. It also has a rich history reaching back hundreds of years, when the area was much favored by French nobility. The theoretically superior title of Canon-Fronsac occupies the southern portion of the wider Fronsac appellation and has traditionally produced its most-respected wines. Wines labeled Fronsac or Canon-Fronsac must be made from grapes grown some distance from the alluvial soils close to the banks of the Dordogne. It is the slightly higher land beginning just a few hundred meters to the north that produces the better vines. The soils here are composed more of sandstone and limestone than clay, giving the vines a certain resistance to hotter weather. In vintages like 2003, when the temperatures in August regularly exceeded 104F (40C), grapes grown in Fronsac produced better-balanced wines than other more-famous Bordeaux appellations. Merlot is the dominant grape in Fronsac, accompanied by its regular pairing of Cabernet Franc. more ...
Fronsac is a appellation for red wines produced in an area in the east of the Bordeaux wine region. It is located close to the northern bank of the Dordogne river, just a few miles to the west of Libourne. This town gives its name to the Libournais region and is home to prestigious appellations such as Saint-Emilion and Pomerol – and Fronsac itself. Like Saint-Emilion, just a few miles to the east, Fronsac has a picturesque landscape, made up of woodland and hills. It also has a rich history reaching back hundreds of years, when the area was much favored by French nobility. The theoretically superior title of Canon-Fronsac occupies the southern portion of the wider Fronsac appellation and has traditionally produced its most-respected wines. Wines labeled Fronsac or Canon-Fronsac must be made from grapes grown some distance from the alluvial soils close to the banks of the Dordogne. It is the slightly higher land beginning just a few hundred meters to the north that produces the better vines. The soils here are composed more of sandstone and limestone than clay, giving the vines a certain resistance to hotter weather. In vintages like 2003, when the temperatures in August regularly exceeded 104F (40C), grapes grown in Fronsac produced better-balanced wines than other more-famous Bordeaux appellations. Merlot is the dominant grape in Fronsac, accompanied by its regular pairing of Cabernet Franc. more ...
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