Saint-Emilion

Saint Emilion

this is a hilltown

Bordeaux, in the City

our living room in Bordeaux

dinner -the first night

hallway of our flat

our bed at the flat

Bordeaux City Life, February 2013

white bordeaux is  Sauvignon Blanc & Semillion based

classic french onion soup

loved the name of this place, but unfortunately it wasn't that great

historical french aperitif

antique market

this is not a sign...it is a photo of a sign....which is a work of art

self portrait of the photographer & husband

Champagne & Bordeaux Blanc

antique market chapeau's

bar menu

look there's a place called MARIN, like my home town!

Chateau Dauzac

Chateau Dauzac, Margaux

Friday February 1, 2013

Our first Bordeaux Chateau visit was at Chateau Dauzac.   



 We just drove up, rang the doorbell, and moments later we were greeted by a young lady who was happy to give us a winery tour for the price of €6,00. 

We agreed to the price and were lead through an informational winery tour, in which every step of the wine making process was explained to us.   

 It was like doing a sommelier review mini class because she even asked us questions.

We concluded with a tasting of 3 wines

1.     Chateau Labarde, Haut-Médoc 2008 Andre Lurton

60% Cabernet Sauvignon & 40% Merlot 

I found this wine to be a little young but was nicely balanced.
2.     Labastide Dauzac, Margaux Grand Vin 2008 Andre Lurton

43% Cabernet Sauvignon & 57% Merlot

This wine had a little bit of barnyard on the nose, good fruit, smooth, but wasn’t ready yet.

RATING: ½ star 
3.     Chateau Dauzac, Margaux 2008 Grand Cru Classe en 1855

39% Cabernet Sauvignon & 41% Merlot

RATING: ★

 

We bought

1 bottle of Chateau Dauzac, Margaux 2009 (not tasted) for €44,00

1 bottle of Labastide Dauzac, Margaux Grand Vin 2009 Andre Lurton (not tasted) for €25,00
 
I’m going to try to lay these bottles down for 5 years and see how the evolve.