Cave de FrontonComte de Négret Fronton
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet franc and the Négrette.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
The Comte de Négret Fronton of the Cave de Fronton is in the top 30 of wines of Fronton.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Comte de Négret Fronton of Cave de Fronton in the region of South West often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, cheese or microbio and sometimes also flavors of red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Comte de Négret Fronton
Pairings that work perfectly with Comte de Négret Fronton
Original food and wine pairings with Comte de Négret Fronton
The Comte de Négret Fronton of Cave de Fronton matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tongue in hot sauce, zucchini lasagna or stuffed cabbage leaves.
Details and technical informations about Cave de Fronton's Comte de Négret Fronton.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Comte de Négret Fronton from Cave de Fronton are 2010, 2017, 2011, 2018 and 2016.
Informations about the Cave de Fronton
The Cave de Fronton is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 16 wines for sale in the of Fronton to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Fronton
The wine region of Fronton is located in the region of Haut-Pays of South West of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Bellevue La Forét or the Château Baudare produce mainly wines red, pink and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Fronton are Négrette, Cabernet franc and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Fronton often reveals types of flavors of cherry, smoke or citrus and sometimes also flavors of peach, apricot or minerality.
The wine region of South West
The South-West is a large territorial area of France, comprising the administrative regions of Aquitaine, Limousin and Midi-Pyrénées. However, as far as the French wine area is concerned, the South-West region is a little less clear-cut, as it excludes Bordeaux - a wine region so productive that it is de facto an area in its own right. The wines of the South West have a Long and eventful history. The local rivers play a key role, as they were the main trade routes to bring wines from traditional regions such as Cahors, Bergerac, Buzet and Gaillac to their markets.
The word of the wine: Light (taste of)
Taste close to oxidation, characteristic of champagnes altered by prolonged exposure to light.
