Lillet is a French aperitif wine producer based in Podensac, in the Bordeaux region. The house has been crafting aromatized wines since the late 19th century, blending white and red Bordeaux wines with fruit liqueurs and quinine. Lillet produces several variants of its signature aperitif, which falls into the category of quinquina—fortified wines flavored with cinchona bark.

The Lillet style centers on creating balanced aperitifs that combine the freshness of Bordeaux wines with carefully selected botanicals and citrus peels. The production method involves macerating fruits and spices in neutral alcohol before blending with wine and allowing the mixture to mature in oak vats. This process creates aperitifs with characteristic floral and citrus notes, moderate sweetness, and a subtle bitter finish from the quinine.

The current range includes a rosé expression made with Muscadelle, showcasing the producer's use of traditional Bordeaux grape varieties. Muscadelle, typically used as a blending grape in white Bordeaux wines, contributes aromatic intensity and floral character to the final product.

Bordeaux, in the southwest of France, needs little introduction as one of the world's most famous, prestigious and prolific wine regions. The majority of Bordeaux wines (nearly 90 percent of production volume) are the dry, medium- and full-bodied red Bordeaux Blends that established its reputation.

The finest (and most expensive) of these are the wines from the great châteaux of the Haut-Médoc and the Right Bank appellations Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. The former is focused (at the top level) on Cabernet Sauvignon, the latter pair on on Merlot.

The legendary reds are complemented by high-quality white wines based on Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc. These range from dry whites to challenge the best from the Burgundy region (Pessac-Léognan is particularly renowned) to the sweet, botrytized nectars of Sauternes.