I read on a vintner's blog that if a village offers a "Porte Ouverte" to profitez. Yesterday Pineuilh, the larger town which surrounds Ste. Foy organized one showcasing 5 wine makers. We took off after lunch to visit the Chateau l'Enclos which is a wine we have tasted before and liked. We had a tour of the facility seen here in the photos and of course a tasting. The tour lasted more than an hour, so we only got to visit 2 other producers. The third and last vintner we visited was transitioning his winery from conventinal production to organic or "bio" as we say over here. We found his wines excellent and very different from what we knew as Ste. Foy Bordeaux. There was a 2003 sauvignon blanc aged 2 years in oak that was remarkable. We placed an order as they had sold out of all the bottles they had prepared to sell on Sunday. While it is already in the bottle, the label and tax capsule has to be added. We will go back tomorrow to pick up our order.
The day was well attended and the owners and tasters alike seemed to be truly enjoying themselves. It was the only rainy day we have had here in weeks and weeks so people visited the winerys rather than going to the beach which seemed to be a good alternative.
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