Château Cissac
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Château Cissac is a winery
in the Moulis-en-Médoc
appellation
of the Bordeaux wine
region of France. Cissac produces long-lived red wines and is classified as a Cru Bourgeois
. The Château
is owned by the Vialard family.
Winery
A winery is a building or property that produces wine, or a business involved in the production of wine, such as a wine company. Some wine companies own many wineries. Besides wine making equipment, larger wineries may also feature warehouses, bottling lines, laboratories, and large expanses of...
in the Moulis-en-Médoc
Moulis-en-Médoc
Moulis-en-Médoc is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Geography:The village is situated in the Médoc on a hill, overhanging the Tiquetorte stream, which flows into the Gironde estuary....
appellation
Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée
Appellation d’origine contrôlée , which translates as "controlled designation of origin", is the French certification granted to certain French geographical indications for wines, cheeses, butters, and other agricultural products, all under the auspices of the government bureau Institut National...
of the Bordeaux wine
Bordeaux wine
A Bordeaux wine is any wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France. Average vintages produce over 700 million bottles of Bordeaux wine, ranging from large quantities of everyday table wine, to some of the most expensive and prestigious wines in the world...
region of France. Cissac produces long-lived red wines and is classified as a Cru Bourgeois
Cru Bourgeois
The Cru Bourgeois classification lists some of the high quality wines from the Left Bank Bordeaux wine regions that were not included in the 1855 Classification of Classed Growths, or Grands Crus Classés...
. The Château
Château
A château is a manor house or residence of the lord of the manor or a country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally—and still most frequently—in French-speaking regions...
is owned by the Vialard family.