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Château Cissac

Château Cissac

According to legend, one that is borne out by the existence of several ancient remains, the magnificent 18th century charterhouse that is the Château Cissac of today was built on the remains of a Roman villa. What is certain is that the château is home to a long established family tradition of cultivating vines. Today, the vineyards are managed by Marie Vialard, a direct descendant of Jacques Mondon who bought the estate in 1895, and Louis Vialard, who restored it to its former glory in the middle of the 20th century.

Château Cissac is located right in the heart of the Médoc region. Its exceptional terroir adjoins that of the prestigious Saint-Estèphe and Pauillac appellations, extending over an area of around a hundred hectares. The soil is mainly sandy gravel on top of clay and limestone, and the vineyards occupy a single tract of land which is sheltered by the village of Cissac and by the forests which surround it. In keeping with Médoc tradition, the vineyards are mainly planted with Cabernet Sauvignon. This variety is ideally suited to the type of terroir in Cissac, where its strength and aromas can realise their full potential. Blended with elegant Merlot and spicy Petit Verdot, Cabernet Sauvignon produces wines that are particularly complex and expressive.

Respecting the demands of the climate, the particularities of the terroir, the nature of the grape varieties and wine making traditions: these are the core principles which govern the running of the estate. But in order to fully benefit from the intrinsic qualities of its vineyards, and to enable its wines to reveal their maximum intensity, Château Cissac is continually striving to improve the quality of its winemaking process. Modernisation has included improving the biodiversity of the soil, introducing a policy of systematically renewing vine stocks, maintaining and renewing barrels, and a sustainable optimisation of age-old winemaking techniques.

First and foremost, wine is an expression of pleasure. It must have its own personality and character which reflects the history of its terroir and the expertise of the vigneron. The wines of Château Cissac are superior, classic wines, which combine the strength of the Médoc with the aromatic elegance of the greatest of the Bordeaux wines.

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