Chateau Cissac Cru Bourgeois 75cl - French Red Wine

Chateau Cissac Cru Bourgeois Haut Medoc, The colour is marked by a deep purple red. The bouquet comes to the force once the wine has had time to breathe a little. A little elderberry blackcurrants and other soft fruits are complemented by aromas of toast and a touch of tobacco to give a complex bouquet. With a little more air aromas of mild spices and some mineral notes develop. On the palate the wine is elegant and has a long lingering finish. The mineral and fruity character of the wine balances the powerful ripe tannins. This is definitely a Cru Bourgeois with potential and a long future ahead and is only just starting to open out.

The wines are traditionally deep coloured. 75% of the wine is Cabernet Sauvignon providing unmistakable, textbook aromas of cassis and pencil shavings and a firm, mouth-filling structure. Merlot and Petit Verdot add plumpness and complexity in what is a most elegant, classic Medoc. The wine is aged for up to 20 months in barrels with 40% new wood. 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot

The Château Cissac vines are situated on a plateau with a soil composed of gravel deposits from the Garonne River from the GunzDMindel period. It is located at an altitude of 27.5 m, equivalent to the highest points of the neighbouring appellations, Saint Estèphe and Pauillac.