Fronsac

Fronsac is a red wine with an appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) designation, belonging to the Bordeaux wine region. The Fronsac AOC covers the communes of Fronsac, Saint Aignan, La Rivière, Saint-Germain-de-la-Rivière, Saillans, and Galgon.

Fronsac is an old wine-growing area made up of rolling hills. Today, the vineyard covers an area of 830 hectares, with an annual production of over 44,000 hectoliters. Located at the confluence of two rivers, the Dordogne and the Isle, water is omnipresent. This presence of water helps to create a microclimate that reduces the risk of night frosts in spring, while mitigating the heat in summer. The Fronsac vineyard is located on sunny hillsides. The soils are relatively diverse: alluvial at the bottom of the slopes and clay-limestone higher up on the hills. In some areas, asteriated limestone outcrops. The substrate consists of "Fronsadais molasses," a mixture of clay and sandstone. Well-drained, the soils allow the Merlot and Cabernet Franc grapes that make up this wine to flourish, with good ripening.

With their beautiful ruby color, Fronsac wines have intense, distinguished noses that exude aromas of red fruit and pepper, even spice box. On the palate, they seduce with their body and beautiful consistency. Well-structured, with solid but never aggressive tannins, they have excellent aging potential. Blended from Merlot and Cabernet Franc, these are racy, full-bodied wines with a complex personality. Particularly noteworthy are the Fronsac wines from Château de Carles, Château de la Rivière, Château Moulin Haut-Laroque, and Château de la Dauphine.