The Château Cransac is one of the world's great estates. It offers 17 wines for sale in of Fronton to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château Cransac wines in Fronton among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Cransac wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château Cransac wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château Cransac wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of wild boar with honey, canned cassoulet or buckwheat pancakes filled with egg, cheese and ham.
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.
In the mouth of Fronton is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 89 estates and châteaux in the of Fronton, producing 317 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Fronton go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal.
How Château Cransac wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of sublime fish and shrimp colombo, small croissants with smoked salmon (toast) or fish fillets in papillotes.
Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.
How Château Cransac wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of mature and hard cheese, fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of comté cheese and cream soufflé, the coughing cat's apple crumble or minced meat ravioli with italian cheese emulsion.
Said of wine aromas that are reminiscent of fresh grapes. The most demonstrative example is certainly that of wines made from the Muscat grape variety.
Planning a wine route in the of Fronton? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Cransac.
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.
