Bordeaux Saveurs Wine Tours

by Weekend In Paris
Château Pavie vines overlooking the château

Château Pavie vines overlooking the château

Wine specialists create custom trips. We tried Bordeaux Saveurs Wine Tours and had an exceptional experience. Super Sommelier and former Le Chapon Fin’s front of the house manager, Alex Morin joined forces with Bordeaux Saveurs to create a bespoke wine tour for our group of five. We spent the day in the Saint-Emilion and Pomerol areas.

Wine tasting room at Château Pavie

Elegant wine tasting room at Château Pavie

The nouveau Château Pavie headquarters is one impressive building. State of the art winemaking facilities galore and open spaces for large parties make it a perfect place to host a wonderful, elegant party while sipping on some expensive and superior wines.

Exceptional 2006 Pavie wine

Exceptional 2006 Pavie wine

We tasted a 2006 Grand Cru Classé “A” that was exceptional. It was a shame to sip and spit, but we had a long day ahead of us and had to pace ourselves.

The family château at Figeac

The family château at Figeac

Next we were off to the house of Figeac, a more accessible wine for most people and a family owned and run winemaking business for generations. Like most smaller winemaking operations, Figeac relies on growing the best grapes in their rocky terroir.

Only a few weeks away from maturity, the grapes at Château La Conseillante

Only a few weeks away from maturity, the grapes at Château La Conseillante

They have an excellent hillside position with rows and rows of vines that produce excellent wines at reasonable prices. The Manoncourt family has owned the chateau for the past 120 years in the heart of the Saint-Emilion region.

Charming wine tasting room at Figeac

Charming wine tasting room at Figeac

We tasted a 2007, 2009 and 2011 Grand Cru Classé. I adored them all, but found the 2009 to be wonderfully balanced and quite mature.

Chateau La Conseillante winemaker Jean-Michel showing us the young new vines

Chateau La Conseillante winemaker Jean-Michel showing us the young new vines

Next up was the smallest of the bunch (pun intended), but one of the most interesting vineyards of the day in the sense that the winemaker Jean-Michel Laporte seemed to be completely immersed in his passion for his wine. Every winemaker must be, but he was intensely passionate about Chateau La Conseillante.

Chateau La Conseillante state-of-the-art wine vats

Chateau La Conseillante state-of-the-art wine vats

New cement wine vats were awaiting this year’s harvest when we visited. Chateau La Conseillante has been in the family of Louis Nicolas since 1872. A great family dynasty has remained committed to excellence in Pomerol. We tasted the newly bottled 2013 wine which shows great promise. It was full-bodied and well-rounded.

Priscilla, Father Tucker, Terry Sheffield and Mr. Weekend In Paris at Château Pavie

Priscilla, Father Tucker, Terry Sheffield and Mr. Weekend In Paris at Château Pavie

All of these wines were just the beginning of our day. We headed off to a fantastic lunch with more wine tasting. More about that later…

Alex in the vineyard of Château Figeac

Alex in the vineyard of Château Figeac

Thank you to Alex, Bordeaux Saveurs and the vineyards for the amazing day on the right bank! Bordeaux Saveurs creates custom wine tours and experiences in the Bordeaux region. Let them arrange everything for your next visit to France’s premier wine country. I used them to book our driver for the day and to create an itinerary of vineyards of all ranges and find us an awesome lunch spot. They were so easy to work with and I would definitely use them again.


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