Wines made from Frontenac grapes of Australia
Discover the best wines made with Frontenac as a single variety or as a blend of Australia.
More informations about the variety Frontenac
A cross between Landot 4511 and Vitis Riparia 89 (very resistant to cold) obtained in 1978 at the University of Minnesota (United States) and propagated from 1996. It can also be found in Canada (Quebec, Ontario, etc.), in Lithuania, etc. In France, it is practically unknown. Note that the white and grey Frontenac are derived from mutations of the black, encountered and isolated in 2003 for the grey and in September 2005 for the white. - Synonymy: MN 1047 (for all the grape variety synonyms, click here!).
More informations about the wines of Australia
Australia is an extremely important wine producing country, both in terms of quality and the scale of its wine economy. Wine Australia's 2018 annual report describes it as the sixth largest wine producer in the world. That year's production was 1. 29 million litres (341 million US gallons), split 52:48 between red and white.
What are the typical flavors of the Frontenac grape variety?
- Tree fruitPresent in 5% of Frontenac
- OakPresent in 3% of Frontenac
- Tropical fruitPresent in 3% of Frontenac
- Citrus fruitPresent in 3% of Frontenac
- EarthPresent in 2% of Frontenac
- FloralPresent in 2% of Frontenac