Appellation : Canon Fronsac

Surface : 6 ha

Varieties : 60% Merlot & 40% Cabernet Franc

Soils :

Complex soils, limestone, clay-limestone plateau, and a clay-siliceous coastline minority.

Vinification :

Fermented for three weeks in traditional stainless steel tanks. Raising 12 to 18 months depending on the year, in new oak barrels (50%) and one year old oak barrels (50%).

Oenology:

Bruno Lacoste, a member of Michel Rolland’s team.

Vintages :

1998: A great year for Canon Fronsac wines. Beautiful color, structure and balanced tannins, berries, red fruit, a strong and elegant body. On the nose, hints of mint. A great wine, which promises for the future years. On the palate, the attack is supple and fruity. Then the wine is tightening its structure with fresh and incisive tannins still very tense. In the final, the wine returns to tender fruitiness.

2001: Excellent! Ideal after the famous 2000 vintage! A terroir wine that emphasizes balance and freshness. Elegance and finesse guaranteed!

2002: Bouquet of black cherries, raspberries and floral notes. Roses, violets and fresh mint. Complexity and character, this wine is slowly melting in the mouth remaining spicy at the end.