Fronsac

Fronsac is an appellation in France, covering 1,730 ha across 7 communes. The rules allow red wine, based on Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks. It lies 6.3 km north-west of Libourne and 25 km east of Bordeaux.

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Type

AOC

Category

Vin tranquille

Protected since

1996-11-15

Area

1,730 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

6.57 × 6.21 km

Centre

44.9497° N, 0.3046° W

Grapes

Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenère, Cot, Merlot, Petit Verdot

Max yield

65 hl/ha

Min planting density

5,000 vines/ha

INAO office

Bordeaux

Where it is

Nearest town

6.3 km north-west of Libourne

Nearest city

25 km east of Bordeaux 265,328 people

To the sea

16 km

Rivers nearby

Dordogne (2.4 km) · Auvézère (3.3 km)

Same latitude

Leelanau Peninsula (United States), Nova Scotia (Annapolis Valley) (Canada)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation

0–86 m

Mean elevation

44 m

Mean slope

5.6° (10 %)

Steepest tenth

above 12°

Faces

several directions, mostly south

Measured over the whole outline on 95,092 elevation cells of about 14 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Vintages: Bordeaux (red)

Atlas editorial scores: a consensus of widely published vintage reports, not one critic's view. Scores for 2023 and 2024 are early and can change as the wines develop. Scale 1 to 5.

Bedrock

• Mixed sedimentary rocks95%

Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.

Communes · 7

• Fronsac
• Galgon
• La Riviere
• Saillans
• Saint-Aignan
• Saint-Germain-De-La-Riviere
• Saint-Michel-De-Fronsac

Wineries · 15

• Chateau Magondeau
• Château Barrabaque
• Château Cassagne Haut-Canon
• Château Chadenne
• Château Gaby
• Château L'Escarderie
• Château Lambert
• Château Pey Labrie
• Château Plain Point
• Château Tasta
• Château de la Dauphine
• Chäteau Dalem
• Maison des Vins de Fronsac
• Vignobles Paul Barre
• Vignobles Rousselot

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications · INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)