Fronton wine region

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Fronton wine region is a French appellation in southwest France known for its distinctive red and rosé wines made primarily from the Négrette grape.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Fronton wine appellation 1
Fronton wine region canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf French AOC ⓘ
appellation d’origine contrôlée ⓘ
wine region ⓘ
AOCStatus recognized as AOC by French authorities ⓘ
authorizedGrape Cabernet Franc ⓘ
Cabernet Sauvignon ⓘ
Cinsaut ⓘ
Côt ⓘ
Fer Servadou ⓘ
Gamay ⓘ
Len de l’El ⓘ
Malbec ⓘ
Mauzac ⓘ
Muscat de Hambourg ⓘ
Négrette ⓘ
Ondenc ⓘ
Sauvignon Blanc ⓘ
Syrah ⓘ
Sémillon ⓘ
bestKnownFor aromatic rosé wines based on Négrette ⓘ
distinctive red wines based on Négrette ⓘ
climate maritime-influenced climate ⓘ
warm temperate climate ⓘ
country France ⓘ
dominantGrapePercentageRequirement Négrette must constitute 40–70% of red and rosé blends ⓘ
formerName Côtes du Frontonnais ⓘ
locatedIn Haute-Garonne department ⓘ
linked to: Haute-Garonne

Tarn-et-Garonne department ⓘ
linked to: Tarn-et-Garonne

southwest France ⓘ
linked to: southwestern France
namedAfter Fronton ⓘ
linked to: Fronton AOC
nearCity Toulouse ⓘ
notableGrapeCharacteristic Négrette gives wines with intense aromatics ⓘ
Négrette gives wines with red fruit aromas ⓘ
Négrette gives wines with violet aromas ⓘ
notableWineCharacteristic ability to be consumed young ⓘ
moderate acidity ⓘ
soft tannins ⓘ
primaryGrape Négrette ⓘ
region Sud-Ouest wine region ⓘ
regulatoryBody INAO ⓘ
soilType alluvial terraces ⓘ
clay soils ⓘ
gravelly soils ⓘ
sandy soils ⓘ
typicalAlcoholLevel 11.5–13.5% ABV ⓘ
wineStyle red wine ⓘ
rosé wine ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Southwestern France → containsWineRegion → Fronton wine region ⓘ
subject linked to: southwestern France
Côtes du Frontonnais → nowPartOf → Fronton wine appellation ⓘ
linked to: Fronton wine region