Started at Pavie at 7.30 UK time. Where we tasted 6 wines. My favourite was Monbouquet and Bellevue Mondotte. Thought the Pavie Decasse although good, fell a bit short in the palate while the Pavie was a monster. Forget breakfast it was like breakfast followed by a big lunch.
From Pavie we went to Canon. Liked it but missing the extra dimension and finesse of the 2010 which we also retasted at the same time.
We then had 1/2 an hour to spare so we popped into the UGC St Emilion tasting at Soutard before heading to the very impressive newly built cellars at Cheval Blanc where we also got the chance to taste D'Yquem. So good I forgot to spit!!
From Cheval Blanc we popped around the corner to Evangile and the onto VCC before heading to the UGC Pomerol tastings at Beauregard where we also had lunch....
The weather has been much colder today. No snow like forcast at home but its certainly got a bite to the air.
After Lunch I had no direct tasting at individual Chateaux so I went back to finish the UGC St Emilion tasting at Soutard where I tasted Troplong Mondot, Soutard itself, La Couspaude as well as re-tasting Pavie Macquin and Larcis Ducasse.
Deciding that I had enough Merlot I headed back to Bordeaux and round the Rocarde to the Pessac Leognan / Graves tasting at Chateau de Fieuzal. I refreshed my palate by doing the whites first which were very good, with my favourites being Smith Haut Lafitte and Domaine de Chevalier.
On the reds by favourites were Haut Bergey, Domaine de Chevalier and Haut Bailly while the Larrivet Haut Brion with its slightly unyielding nose had an interesting chocolate texture that I'm sure will give pleasure to many.
Finished tasting at 4.30pm. Thought about popping up to Margaux to decided my palate needed a rest after 8 hours and an early start as we need to be at Calon Segur for the start of day 4 at 7.30 am UK time…
Jamie
