May 22, 2023
Saint-Emilion Day 2
After yesterdays tasting went a little astray, we asked around the breakfast room this morning on what places other people had gone to. We got a recommendation for Chateaux Franc Mayne and our host rang and organized a tour in English for 11:15.
With some time to spare Maddie and I started on her bike the Limpet. We had about 30 minutes before our tour so got the frame back together and mudguards (fenders) back on.
As the Chateaux was visible across the vines from our b&b room we walked through the fields to start our tour.
The chateaux was beautiful and our tour was joined by a Belgian couple who had spent the night at the chateaux. You can see their vintage Merc in the photo above.
Our guide told us the history of the vineyard and that it was purchased by the current owners in the last few years. Kathy asked what the purchase price was. 100 Million Euros for 15 acres of prime Saint-Emilion vineyard and the owners have 5 other wine chateaux around France. We quickly did the calculation on their 6000 cases a year of production and decided it was a very rich persons hobby and not a great business opportunity.
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After our great wine tour and tasting we walked into town for some lunch and then a tour of the under ground church. You have to be on a tour to see the underground church and the attached buildings as they were all sold off to private owners during the French revolution.
After touring the church we walked back to the b&b. We continued setting up Maddie's bike and put ours together again. We then did a quick test ride around the vineyard and called it good.
Our b&b host booked us a dinner at Chai Pascal for the evening and we had an excellent dinner while the rain came down. By the time we were finished so had the rain and we had a beautiful evening walk around the old town.
Today's ride: 1 mile (2 km)
Total: 1 mile (2 km)
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