Winery Gaston LacazeCanon Fronsac
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Merlot.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
Food and wine pairings with Canon Fronsac
Pairings that work perfectly with Canon Fronsac
Original food and wine pairings with Canon Fronsac
The Canon Fronsac of Winery Gaston Lacaze matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of venison leg in casserole, saddle of lamb stuffed with chicken breast and basil or duck breast with apples.
Details and technical informations about Winery Gaston Lacaze's Canon 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.
Informations about the Winery Gaston Lacaze
The Winery Gaston Lacaze is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 15 wines for sale in the of Canon-Fronsac to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Canon-Fronsac
The wine region of Canon-Fronsac is located in the region of Libournais of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Paul Barre or the Vignoble Millaire produce mainly wines red, pink and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Canon-Fronsac are Merlot, Cabernet franc and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Canon-Fronsac often reveals types of flavors of oaky, citrus fruit or game and sometimes also flavors of cinnamon, fig or dark fruit.
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: Assemblage (Champagne)
In Champagne, it is the art of blending still wines from different grape varieties (pinot meunier, pinot noir, chardonnay), from different terroirs (villages, areas) and often from different years. The incorporation of older wines, called reserve wines, allows for greater aromatic complexity.
