Chateau de Selle's Coeur de Grain Rose, renowned as 'the world's finest Rose wine', was the first, along with Blanc de Blancs, to win a place of honour at fine restaurants the world over. This inland estate, perched on chalky hills, enjoys generous amounts of sunshine. The proportion of stone in the soil is 40-50%, thereby making it an arid soil which, despite the presence of small yet highly fertile quantities of clay, produces small yields.

Cabernet Sauvignon for its complexity, blending elegance and vigour. Grenache to add warmth to the wine. Cinsault for its finesse and fullness.

Syrah in small quantities to round off the wine and give it colour. Chateau de Selle has an area of 140 hectares, 64 of which are cultivated. Year after year, the cultivated area of the...

Subtle apple nose with a hint of vanilla. Pleasant classic white Burgundian palate of crisp green fruit, such as apples and pear with a citrus zestyness. Well-balanced acidity, with a medium length finish.

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Kir Royal, one of the most famous French drinks, increasingly popular all around the world is an unforgettable blend of French sparkling blanc de blancs wine with a delicate maceration of the finest cassis. This very exclusive recipe in the long tradition of Lejay Lagoute, inventor in 1841 of the world famous creme de cassis de Dijon guarantees a totally natural product, preservative free with a unique and delightful taste. Best served well chilled.

Freixenet, pronounced 'fresh-eh-net' is a light Cava appreciated for its intense freshness. The high content of the Parellada grape coupled with fermentation at a controlled temperature of 12 degrees C produces fine, intense and fruity aromas. Brilliant pale yellow in colour.

Fine and persistent mousse. Clean and light on the palate with an elegant and long length.

From the Chateau L'oiseliniere De La Ramee. Aromatic, fruit-driven nose. Fresh, crisp acidity.

Good concentration on the racy citrus and apple palate with balanced mineral notes. Crisp flavoursome finish. white wine

Rounded, buttery, nutty Chardonnay. Fairly weighty with a very faint hint of spice (cloves?). Crisp, yet still soft and long.

Excellent village wine. white wine

The return to more conventional weather during 2004 saw also a return to a more classic style, this of course was seen generally across Bordeaux and not just in Cissac. Chateau Cissac 2004 exhibits a full purple red colour, fresh ripe dark fruit nose with hints of vanilla and tobacco, in the mouth there is a nice viscosity, autumnal fruits with fresh clean tannins, culminating in a typical Chateau Cissac elegant finish. Hand picked grapes.

Vinification in oak vats under temperature control up to a maximum of 28/ 30 degrees c. The wine is matured 18 months in barrels which 30 to 40% are new. In 1895, Jacques Mondon, a lawyer in Pauillac, acquired several vineyards in the parish of Cissac-Medoc.

He combined these different vineyards under the name of Chateau Cissac. In 1940, Louis...

Cirsion has a deep, blackish purple colour, its aromas unravel in successive waves of very black fruit, damp earth, violets, chocolate and mint, eucalyptus, smoke. On the palate, it has huge volume combining in astonishing manner great structure with wonderful smoothness. Layers and layers of aromas and flavours which linger in the mouth, caressing it before developing into a finish that stays in the mouth and returns to the nose.

It is advisable to decant the wine several hours before serving, especially the younger vintages.

Cirsion has a deep, blackish purple colour, its aromas unravel in successive waves of very black fruit, damp earth, violets, chocolate and mint, eucalyptus, smoke. On the palate, it has huge volume combining in astonishing manner great structure with wonderful smoothness. Layers and layers of aromas and flavours which linger in the mouth, caressing it before developing into a finish that stays in the mouth and returns to the nose.

It is advisable to decant the wine several hours before serving, especially the younger vintages.

As from the 2002 vintage Roda II was renamed Roda. Once the 17 wines coming from the 17 vineyards selected for the year have been aged one year in barrel, it is the time for Roda and Roda I to be created. In the blending of Roda, the wines are from plots of red berry fruit characters, with aromas that are to the fore, ready for immediate enjoyment, with sweet spice notes and delicious freshness.

On the palate, the red berry fruit should come through, with a refreshing mouthfeel, length, silky texture and continuous volume. They are excellent wines for gastronomic meals, very versatile, go well with fish, roast meat or a complex casserole dish.