mediocre dinner in bbourgueil/b at the "le faison doré," a rustic, informal family bhotel/b/restaurant. good vegetable soup, but an undercooked pork cutlet, okay cauliflower au gratin and a half bottle of rather thin, bitter house bbourgueil/b. ...
Many of my bvacations/b truly are ?working bvacations/b?. Yes, we spend three weeks in France, but we are visiting wine makers, cheese producers and the like. Yeah, I know, tough job but someone has to do it. I can?t complain. b.../b We try sparkling wines, the whites that we love, and reds from nearby bBourgueil/b. It is quite fantastic, especially since we don?t even have an appointment. Jacky pops in and gives us an exuberant hello, but he is quite busy with a bunch of clients in b.../b
When they say this Gran Reserva is a blend, the folks at this young and ambitious estate founded less than a decade ago really mean what they say: 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Malbec, 15% Merlot, 13% Syrah, 10% Petit Verdot, ...
