Neighbor of Pomerol

Referred to as ‘the Tuscany of the Gironde’,
Fronsac can be a mystery at times. It has a more
consistent limestone terroir than neighboring
Pomerol. It is also historic vineyard country, with
links to the Romans, to Charlemagne and to the
Palace of Versailles; in the 1660s the Duke of
Richelieu built a theatre here to entertain the
visiting court of Louis XIV.