We're in the south-west of France, in Bordeaux and specifically in the region of St Emilion, the heart of the Bordeaux vine growing area, renowned for its red wines. We're on a long weekend, Thursday - Monday, wine tasting with a group of people from the York Chancellery of St Emilion, one of the two chancelleries of the Jurade in Great Britain.
St Emilion wine is made of a blend of merlot and cabernet franc grapes usually, sometimes with some cabernet sauvignon.
The first tasting on Friday morning was at the western most chateau Belregard-Figeac Grand Cru. It's tucked away in a suburban street and not easy to find. The brothers, Pueyo were fantastically welcoming and gave us many wines to taste, with nibbles to absorb the alcohol and clean the palette between tastings. There were of course also the spittoons, essential equipment for wine tasting (especially at ten o'clock in the morning). See photo
starting with a separate taste of the different assemblages of cepages: merlot and then cabinet franc. Then:
- 2007 mix
- 2005 Château LA FLEUR GARDEROSE AOC Saint Emilion
- 2005 Château BELREGARD-FIGEAC AOC Saint Emilion Grand Cru
- 2003 Château BELREGARD-FIGEAC AOC Saint Emilion Grand Cru yummy
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