Cave de FrontonPrestige Côtes du Frontonnais
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Cave de Fronton's Prestige Côtes du Frontonnais.
Discover the grape variety: Baco blanc
Interspecific crossing obtained in 1898 by François Baco (1865-1947) between the folle blanche and the noah, which it resembles somewhat. With the latter, Baco blanc is distinguished by a light beige felt under the leaf, whereas it is white for the noah. It is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties list A1.
Informations about the Cave de Fronton
The Cave de Fronton is one of of the world's great 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: Broker
In the past, he was a sort of fraud control agent who had to watch over the quality of merchant wines (he could carry a sword!). His function has evolved towards expertise (it was the brokers who established the famous 1855 classification in Bordeaux) and today he puts the producer in contact with the merchant.
