Day 3 started with an early rise leaving our chalet at 7:15am for our first appointment at 8am with Martin Krajewski at Clos Cantenac before heading to Chateau Faugeres for our second tasting at 8:30am. Cap de Faugeres showed really well, another wine that often over delivers for its price tag.
From Faugeres we tasted another exceptional Chateau Canon, which again was firing on all cylinders. We then headed to Chateau Figeac, one of the right banks true princesses with wonderful elegance and grace.
From Figeac we headed to the palatial Chateau Pavie, more like a five star hotel than a Chateau and tasted Gerard Perse’s five properties. Big, powerful wines, a bit too concentrated for my palate however, I’m sure they will receive some big scores from some of the top critics.
Big thumbs up from the team to Alexandre Thienpont at VCC for another awesome wine. From VCC we headed to La Dominique to taste some Michel Rolland wines and lunch in La Terrasse Rouge restaurant overlooking Chevalier Blanc.
With 30 mins to spare before our Cheval Blanc appointment, we headed to La Pointe for the UGC Pomerol tasting. Clinet and Gazin were my favourites. Hugely impressed by Quinault Le Clos at the Cheval Blanc tasting.
From Cheval Blanc we made off around the corner to La Conseillante. Incredible harmony and purity… beats Cheval Blanc for me.
Then on to Chateau Angelus for Hubert de Bouard consultancy tasting before heading to l’Evangile (this really impressed me). We then moved on to Chateau Nenin & Chateau La Couspade for the UGC St Emilion tasting and a quick 10 min tasting at Ch. La Grappe for Stephane Derenoncourt’s consultancy tasting before heading for a dinner appointment at Ch. Lascombes.
A marathon 16 Chateaux visited in one day. Trying not to smile too much as my teeth are frightening! An even earlier start tomorrow morning as we need to leave at 7am to be sure of getting to our Calon Segur tasting for 8:30am in St Estephe.
