The wine region of Fronsac is located in the region of Libournais of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Fontaine-Saint-Cric or the Château Haut-Carles produce mainly wines red, pink and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Fronsac are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Fronsac often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, dried fruit or black plum and sometimes also flavors of dried herbs, chalk or sweet tobacco.
In the mouth of Fronsac is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 162 estates and châteaux in the of Fronsac, producing 272 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Fronsac go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).
Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.
red wines from the region of Fronsac go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tongue with mushrooms, lamb tagine with prunes or duck legs confit.
On the nose in the region of Fronsac often reveals types of flavors of black cherries, cheese or microbio and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit or oak. In the mouth in the region of Fronsac is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
