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Fronton

Appellation

Fronton is an appellation in France, covering 18,613.8 ha across 20 communes. The rules allow red and rosé wine, based on Négrette. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments.

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Key facts

Type
AOC
Category
Vin tranquille
Protected since
1996-11-15
Area
18,613.8 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
18.54 × 20.36 km
Centre
43.8558° N, 1.3765° E
Grapes
Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cinsaut, Cot, Fer, Gamay, Mérille, Négrette, Syrah
Max yield
60 hl/ha
Min planting density
4,000 vines/ha
INAO office
Gaillac

Where it is

Nearest town
12 km north-east of Grenade
Nearest city
18 km south of Montauban 52,434 people
To the sea
165 km
Rivers nearby
Tarn (7.5 km) · Garonne (10 km)
Same latitude
Prince Edward County (Canada), Eagle Foothills (United States)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation
81–230 m
Mean elevation
137 m
Mean slope
1.5° (3 %)
Steepest tenth
above 4°
Faces
several directions, mostly north-east

Measured over the whole outline on 251,352 elevation cells of about 28 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Fronton Red
Négrette
max 60 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Fronton Rosé
Négrette
max 60 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha

Bedrock

Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.

Communes · 20

Wineries · 1

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications · INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)

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