Led by Annette Schiller, OmbiasyPR, I went with 30 other wine aficionados to the Bordeaux region from September 2 to 10, 2012. This first posting provides an overview of the tour. Detailed postings focussing on specific events will be released in the months to come.
In preparation of the tour, Annette and I did the same trip six months earlier. See here: Tour de France de Vin: 6 Days, 7 Regions, 3500 km - In 6 Days through 7 Wine Regions of France
Sunday, September 2
Departure from Hochheim (near Frankfurt am Main, Germany) in the early morning
Lunch and Champagne Tasting in Ambonnay, Champagne, at Restaurant Auberge St-Vincent
Guided Tour in Orléans
Dinner at Restaurant Le Brin de Zinc in Orléans
Monday, September 3
Lunch in Cognac
Visit of and Tasting at Hennessy
Visit of and Tasting at Château Bel-Air La Royère, Côte de Blaye, with owner/winemaker Corinne Loriaud
Crossing of the Gironde by Ferry Boat
Dinner and Wine Tasting at Restaurant Le Vignoble in Pauillac with Cédric Duval, Maître d’hôtel
Tuesday, September 4
Visit of and Tasting at Château Léoville Poyferré, St.Julien, 2ième grand cru classé, with owner Didier Cuvelier and Maitre de Chai Didier Thomann
Lunch and Tasting at Château Léoville Poyferré with Didier Cuvelier
Visit of and Tasting at Château Brane-Cantenac, Margaux, 2ième grand cru classé, with owner Henri Lurton
Visit of and Tasting at Château Lafon-Rochet, Saint-Estèphe, 4ième grand cru classé, with owner Michel Tesseron
Visit of and Tasting and Dinner at Château Le Reysse, Begedan, Bas Medoc, with owner/winemaker Stefan Paeffgen
Wednesday, September 5
Visit of and Tasting at Château Margaux, Margaux, 1ière grand cru classé
Visit of and Tasting and Lunch at Millésima (Negociant) in Bordeaux City
Visit of and Tasting at Château Pape-Clément, Graves, Appellation Pessac-Léognan, 2ième grand cru classé with winemaker Arnaud Lasisz
Dinner at Restaurant/Wine Bar L’Envers du Décor in St. Emilion
Thursday, September 6
Visit of and Tasting at Château Canon La Gaffelière, Saint-Emilion, premièr grand cru classé, with owner Count Stefan von Neipperg.
Visit of and Tasting at Château Beauséjour, Appellation Puisseguin Saint-Emilion, with owner and winemaker Gérard Dupuy
Lunch and Wine Tasting at Château Beauséjour, Appellation Puisseguin Saint-Emilion, with owner and winemaker Gérard Dupuy
Visit of and Tasting at Château de Figeac, Saint-Emilion, premièr grand cru classé
Visit of and Tasting at Château Tertre-Rôteboeuf, Saint-Emilion with owner/winemaker Francois Mitjaville
Guided Tour of Saint-Emilion
Dinner at Restaurant Le Bouchon in Saint-Emilion
Friday, September 7
Lunch in Riom in the Auvergne
Dinner at Hostellerie du Château de la Barge in Creches sur Saone, Bourgogne
Saturday September 8
Visit of and Tasting at Château Corton-André in Aloxe-Corton, Bourgogne
Lunch at Restaurant Le Pommard in Pommard with the wines of Domaines Bernard Delagrange et Fils
Dinner at A l’Ami Fritz in Ottrott in Alsace
Midnight: Arrival in Hochheim
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