Winery Saint Croix VineyardsFrontenac Gris
White wine
This wine generally goes well with
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Frontenac Gris of Winery Saint Croix Vineyards in the region of Minnesota often reveals types of flavors of microbio, tree fruit.
Details and technical informations about Winery Saint Croix Vineyards's Frontenac Gris.
Discover the grape variety: Frontenac
A cross between Landot 4511 and Vitis Riparia 89 (very resistant to cold) obtained in 1978 at the University of Minnesota (United States) and propagated from 1996. It can also be found in Canada (Quebec, Ontario, etc.), in Lithuania, etc. In France, it is practically unknown. Note that the white and grey Frontenac are derived from mutations of the black, encountered and isolated in 2003 for the grey and in September 2005 for the white. - Synonymy: MN 1047 (for all the grape variety synonyms, click here!).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Frontenac Gris from Winery Saint Croix Vineyards are 0
Informations about the Winery Saint Croix Vineyards
The Winery Saint Croix Vineyards is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 25 wines for sale in the of Minnesota to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Minnesota
Minnesota is a state located in the NorthCentral United States, bordered by Canada to the north and Iowa to the South. The state's Harsh continental Climate makes viticulture difficult. However, research at the University of Minnesota on cold-hardy HybridGrape varieties has opened up opportunities for Minnesota wine producers. The state covers 225,000 square miles between latitudes 43°N and 49°N, which puts it roughly on par with the United States.
The word of the wine: Soft
Sweet wine containing between 30 and 50 grams of residual sugar. A sweet wine is made from very ripe grapes but without being affected by botrytis cinerea and without being raisined. This term can also be applied to a dry wine that is smooth and fat in the mouth.
