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Wines tasted: 7
Named after the small town appeal is immediately west of the area Gaillac wine region in Southwest France . The name replaced the 2005 vintage, the "Côtes du Frontonnais" from. In the first classification took place in 1975, the two former VDQS areas Villaudric and Fronton were merged. This is a very old vineyard, the first vines planted by the Romans. It was once owned by the Knights of St. John, founded in 1050 Order. At the siege of Montauban, the capital of the department of Tarn-et-Garonne and then head of the Huguenots, King Louis XIII took. (1601-1643) and his minister Cardinal Richelieu (1585-1642) extensive wine tasting here before.
The vineyards cover 2,300 hectares of vineyard in over 20 communities. Rosé and also as the "Beaujolais of Toulouse" designated wine is blended from 50 to a maximum of 70% Négrette and a maximum of 25% Malbec, Merille, Fer, Syrah, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon, and a maximum of 15% Gamay, Cinsault and Mauzac. Well-known producers are Baudare Château, Château Bellevue la Forêt, Boujac Château, Château Bouissel, Château Cahuzac, Coutinel Château, Château Flotis, Domaines de Gaze, Domaine Joliet, Château Marguerite, Domaine du Roc, Chateau Plaisance Chateau St-Guilhem.
The vineyards cover 2,300 hectares of vineyard in over 20 communities. Rosé and also as the "Beaujolais of Toulouse" designated wine is blended from 50 to a maximum of 70% Négrette and a maximum of 25% Malbec, Merille, Fer, Syrah, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon, and a maximum of 15% Gamay, Cinsault and Mauzac. Well-known producers are Baudare Château, Château Bellevue la Forêt, Boujac Château, Château Bouissel, Château Cahuzac, Coutinel Château, Château Flotis, Domaines de Gaze, Domaine Joliet, Château Marguerite, Domaine du Roc, Chateau Plaisance Chateau St-Guilhem.