Haut-Médoc, Bordeaux

Château Cissac

We have long been avid supporters of Château Cissac - we believe it to be one of the top cru bourgeois Bordeaux from the Haut-Medoc. Château Cissac is located right in the heart of the Medoc 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 the forests which surround it.

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Château Cissac Cru Bourgeois Haut Medoc 2021

Château Cissac Cru Bourgeois Haut Medoc MAGNUM

  • Average age of vines: 34 years

  • Yield; a lowish 2 t/acre or 32 hl/ha

  • Cepage; 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, 8% Petit Verdot, 2% Malbec

  • 2023 Alc. 13.2%

  • Soil work and terroir; horse, manual and tractor. The vines are situated on a small plateau of mostly gravel close to Pauillac and very close to Pontet-Canet, Mouton and Lafite.

  • Fermentation and ageing; This is the sort of method you would expect of a much more expensive wine! Fermentation is traditional in stainless steel and oak vats then ageing is 14-16 months in 25% new barriques, with some TAVA clay amphorae and a large oak foudre.