Vignobles DorneauChateau La Croix Fronsac
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Merlot.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
Taste structure of the Chateau La Croix Fronsac from the Vignobles Dorneau
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Chateau La Croix Fronsac of Vignobles Dorneau in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Chateau La Croix Fronsac of Vignobles Dorneau in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of oaky, earth or oak.
Food and wine pairings with Chateau La Croix Fronsac
Pairings that work perfectly with Chateau La Croix Fronsac
Original food and wine pairings with Chateau La Croix Fronsac
The Chateau La Croix Fronsac of Vignobles Dorneau matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of borscht (russia), leg of lamb in a casserole or cassoulet of yesteryear.
Details and technical informations about Vignobles Dorneau's Chateau La Croix Fronsac.
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 Chateau La Croix Fronsac from Vignobles Dorneau are 2011, 2012, 2010
Informations about the Vignobles Dorneau
The Vignobles Dorneau is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in the of Fronsac to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Fronsac
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.
The wine region of Bordeaux
Bordeaux, in southwestern France, is one of the most famous, prestigious and prolific wine regions in the world. The majority of Bordeaux wines (nearly 90% of the production Volume) are the Dry, medium and Full-bodied red Bordeaux blends for which it is famous. The finest (and most expensive) are the wines of the great châteaux of Haut-Médoc and the right bank appellations of Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. The former focuses (at the highest level) on Cabernet Sauvignon, the latter on Merlot.
The word of the wine: Arching
A stage in the vegetative cycle of the vine that occurs after the leaves have fallen and is characterized by the drying out of the soft shoots, which are transformed into hard shoots by lignification.
