Sunday Medoc
and Margaux
Bright sunny morning but still coolish. Today we are off
up the left side of Bordeaux-appellations of Medoc, Haute Medoc and Margaux.
First unplanned stop was at the local model motorised go-cart
competition in the middle of nowhere. We
were certainly the only Aussies that called in.
As luck would have it we arrived at the Tourist Info
Office to find it closed but a notice telling us that there was a tour/tasting at
a 4th growth grand cru winery at 11am. We joined another couple from Russia for a
two hour tor/seminar/tasting with Ulrich who had perfect English and a wicked
sense of humour. The winery was Chateau Prieure-Lichine which is now owned by
the Ballande Group which as a matter of interest also owns Tisdall Winery near
Echuca. Lots of fun and in the end Ulrich decided that both us and the Russian
couple had travelled far enough to have free tasting session.
We then travelled up to Pauillac and then after lunch
went across the Gironde on a car ferry from Lamarque to Blaye and then back to
St Emilon.
Whilst getting ready to go out but waited until after 8pm
to watch the French election results. French law does not allow any results to
be released until after the last poll closes. Smaller polling booths close at
6pm but Paris doesn’t close until 8. It
is now 8.05pm and the result is already showing that Sarkozy has lost and
Hollande (52%) has won.
Funny night at Amelia Canta-a local basic cafe in St
Emilon. Best steak in Europe and very
funny watching local group trying to fly paper planes from top of building.
This ferry was ready for anything!!
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