Appellation · AOC · Libournais
Fronsac
An appellation of Bordeaux, in the Libournais. Its area covers 7 communes.
1,700 hadelimited areaRounded area of the shape drawn on the map: the area delimited by the INAO, which is not entirely planted.
Authorised grape varieties
+ as secondary grapes: carmenère, cot, petit verdot
According to the INAO specification · Read ↗
The climate, today and around 2050
Spring, average temperature
12.6 °C→ 14.2 °C
Summer, average temperature
20.7 °C→ 22.9 °C
Days at 35 °C or more, per year
1.7→ 7.5
Average of the 7 communes. “Around 2050”: median value of the models for warming of +2.7 °C in France, the reference trajectory (TRACC). Source: Météo-France, Climadiag Commune.
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Official sources
Specification of the Fronsac AOCINAO · PDF · the official rulesOfficialFronsac, from its trade bodyCIVB (Vins de Bordeaux) · official websiteOfficialLinks checked on 07/10/2026 · No commercial or affiliate links ·
Around Fronsac
- Canon Fronsac1.4 km
- Pomerol6.4 km
- Graves de Vayres7.1 km
- Lalande-de-Pomerol7.7 km
- Côtes de Bordeaux8.2 km
- Saint-Georges-Saint-Emilion12 km