Canon-Fronsac AC
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Small APPELLATION for red wines that is found at the southern end of the FRONSAC district in France’s BORDEAUX region, not far from SAINT-ÉMILION. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the wines from this area were better known than the now-more-famous POMEROL. MERLOT is the dominant grape, followed by CABERNET FRANC, CABERNET SAUVIGNON, and small amounts of MALBEC. The Canon-Fronsac hillside vineyards generally produce better wines than the neighboring Fronsac appellation, as indicated by the required 1⁄2 percent higher minimum ALCOHOL content. Wines from both appellations are reputed to be BIG and full-flavored, though somewhat HARD and TANNIC; they require extensive AGING. A new SOFTER style and the improved quality of recent vintages have created renewed interest in this area.
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