Fronsac
Overview
Type appellation — source: geographical-indication register (eAmbrosia / national registers); confidence: high
Country FR — source: geographical-indication register (eAmbrosia / national registers); confidence: high
GI designation PDO — source: geographical-indication register (eAmbrosia / national registers); confidence: high
GI file number PDO-FR-A1103 — source: geographical-indication register (eAmbrosia / national registers); confidence: high
Registered 1996-11-15 — source: geographical-indication register (eAmbrosia / national registers); confidence: high
Specification: http://agriculture.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/AOC_SOMM49_2.pdf
Appellation Rules
Maximum yield: 53 hectolitres par hectare — source: cahier des charges (INAO), p. 3; confidence: high
verify ↗Production zone communes: Fronsac, La Rivière, Saillans, Saint-Aignan, Saint-Germain-de-la-Rivière, Saint-Michel-de-Fronsac, Galgon — source: cahier des charges (INAO), p. 1; confidence: high
verify ↗Minimum natural alcohol: 11% vol — source: cahier des charges (INAO), p. 3; confidence: high
verify ↗Permitted styles: rouge — source: cahier des charges (INAO), p. 1; confidence: high
verify ↗Permitted varieties: Red: cabernet franc N ≥80% (principal), cabernet-sauvignon N ≥80% (principal), merlot N ≥80% (principal), cot N (ou malbec) ≥80% (principal), carmenère N 0–10% (accessory), petit verdot N 0–10% (accessory) — source: cahier des charges (INAO), p. 2; confidence: high
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Wines in this region (45)
Producers with wines linked to this region:
Provenance & Sources
Registration metadata is drawn from the appellation's geographical-indication register (eAmbrosia and its underlying national instruments -- MASAF disciplinari, INAO cahiers des charges). Appellation rules, where shown, cite the exact document and page they were read from; see the EID contract for how to verify independently.