📜 Canon-Fronsac

Canon-Fronsac is a protected designation of origin (PDO). Country: France. Part of: Libournais.

Main grape varieties: Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon. Wines made here: Red wine, Still wine.

The name is listed in eAmbrosia, the official EU register of geographical indications, and is protected throughout the EU.

The appellation first appeared in 1939 as Côtes de Canon Fronsac and took its present name in 1964. Around 40 estates, mostly family-run, make the wine, and labels worth looking for include Château Roullet, Vrai Canon Bouché, Canon Saint Michel and Junayme. Vines grow on starfish limestone and on Fronsac molasse, a clay-limestone soil. Malbec was the most common variety here in 1900, but its frost sensitivity led growers to shift largely to Merlot during the 20th century, and Malbec has almost disappeared.