Outstanding houses in Fronton.
Negrette's dark spice and leather define Fronton's reds, a regional anchor so pronounced that producers either lean into its grip or work against it with Syrah and Cabernet Franc.
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Region DNA
The character of Fronton
Based on 244 wines with structural data
Style profile
Tight, signature style across producers
FEM score distribution
Based on 42 rated wineries in this region
Flavor territory
Most frequent primary flavor groups
Style breakdown
Wine style frequency · Bar length = relative count
Top grape varieties
Varieties ranked by number of wines · Number = wine count
Most representative winery
The estate whose wines are closest to the regional average — the truest expression of Fronton
Château Bellevue La Forêt
VisitFronton wineries worth the stop
The 9 best critic-rated producers in Fronton with a cellar-door address, ranked by their highest critic score. Check opening hours and book tastings ahead.
- 01Château Bellevue La Forêt
5580 route de Grisolles, 31620, Fronton, France
Critics' peak 91 · Wine Spectator · Wine Enthusiast · Vivino
- 02Château Flotis
1013 Chemin de Flotis, 31620, Castelnau-d'Estrétefonds, France
Critics' peak 90 · Wine Enthusiast · Vivino
- 03
- 04Château Coutinel
Rue Demages, 82370, Labastide-Saint-Pierre, France
Critics' peak 88 · Wine Enthusiast · Vinous · Vivino
- 05Le Roc
1605 C route de Toulouse, 31620, Fronton, France
Critics' peak 87 · Wine Enthusiast · Vinous · Vivino
- 06
- 07
- 08Château Plaisance
102 Pl. de la Mairie, 31340 Vacquiers, France, France
Critic-rated · Vinous · Vivino
- 09
Fronton is a wine region in France, home to 73 producers tracked on Femente, 1 of them rated 90+ on the critic index. Its vineyards are led by Negrette, Shiraz/Syrah, and Cabernet Sauvignon, producing Southwest France Red and Southwest France Rosé wines with notes of Red fruit, Black fruit, and Earth.
Fronton — good to know
- What grape varieties are grown in Fronton?
- The most planted varieties in Fronton are Negrette, Shiraz/Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Cabernet Franc, based on the wines Femente tracks across the region.
- What wines is Fronton known for?
- Fronton is known for Southwest France Red, Southwest France Rosé, and Southwest France White wines and flavors of Red fruit, Black fruit, and Earth.
- How many wineries are in Fronton?
- Femente tracks 73 producers in Fronton, of which 1 are rated 90+ on the critic index.
- Where is Fronton?
- Fronton is a wine region in France.
Fronton
Negrette's dark spice and leather define Fronton's reds, a regional anchor so pronounced that producers either lean into its grip or work against it with Syrah and Cabernet Franc.
Producers in Fronton
- Baron François de Driesen — undiscovered
- Château Font Blanque — undiscovered
- Domaine Fitzgerald — undiscovered
- Château Plaisance — honest
- Chateau Cassin — undiscovered
- Château de Belaygues - Guillaume Veyrac — undiscovered
- Cocagne — undiscovered
- Palme — honest
- Château Clamens — distinction
- Château Fayet — undiscovered
- Château Deves — undiscovered
- Domaine de Saint Guilhem — undiscovered
- Le Roc — distinction
- Cave de Fronton — honest
- Château Coutinel — distinction
- Château Cransac — honest
- Château Caudeval (FR) — undiscovered
- Château Caudeval — undiscovered
- Château Flotis — distinction
- Château Bellevue La Forêt — distinction
- Château Bellel — undiscovered
- Château Dauban — undiscovered
- Grange d'Oriac — undiscovered
- Château Terre Fauve — honest
- Domaine Bois de Devès — undiscovered
- Domaine des Pradelles — undiscovered
- Chateau Ferran — honest