Canon-Fronsac AOC

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Canon-Fronsac AOC is a small Bordeaux wine appellation on the right bank of the Dordogne River, known for its Merlot-dominant red wines that are often robust, structured, and good value alternatives to more famous neighboring regions.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Canon-Fronsac AOC canonical 3

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée ⓘ
French wine appellation ⓘ
authorizedGrapeVariety Cabernet Franc ⓘ
Cabernet Sauvignon ⓘ
Malbec ⓘ
Merlot ⓘ
Petit Verdot ⓘ
climate Maritime climate ⓘ
climateInfluence Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
country France ⓘ
dominantGrapeVariety Merlot ⓘ
grapeColor Red grapes ⓘ
knownFor Merlot-dominant blends ⓘ
Structured right bank Bordeaux reds ⓘ
locatedIn Bordeaux wine region ⓘ
Gironde department ⓘ
Right bank of the Dordogne River ⓘ
Southwest France ⓘ
linked to: southwestern France
marketPosition Value-oriented Bordeaux appellation ⓘ
neighboringRegion Fronsac AOC ⓘ
Pomerol AOC ⓘ
linked to: Pomerol

Saint-Émilion AOC ⓘ
linked to: Saint-Émilion
partOf Right Bank Bordeaux ⓘ
regionType Small Bordeaux appellation ⓘ
regulates Grape varieties ⓘ
Viticultural practices ⓘ
Winemaking practices ⓘ
Yields ⓘ
reputation Good value alternative to more famous Bordeaux appellations ⓘ
Less famous than neighboring Pomerol and Saint-Émilion ⓘ
soilType Clay ⓘ
Clay-limestone ⓘ
Limestone ⓘ
typicalAroma Black fruit ⓘ
Earthy notes ⓘ
Plum ⓘ
Spice ⓘ
typicalWineCharacter Ageworthy ⓘ
Full-bodied ⓘ
Robust ⓘ
Structured ⓘ
wineColorAllowed Red ⓘ
wineStyle Red wine ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

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

Fronsac → similarTo → Canon-Fronsac AOC ⓘ
Right Bank of Bordeaux → includesAppellation → Canon-Fronsac AOC ⓘ
Right Bank (Bordeaux wine) → includesAppellation → Canon-Fronsac AOC ⓘ
subject linked to: Right Bank