Saint Emilion (11/10)

We had yet another memorable breaky in an old hotel that had a beautiful mosaic floor then off on our guided tour to Saint Emilion on an 8 seater bus then collected bikes (e) and set off for one of the best and most memorable days of my life - hence about 2000 photos.
Cost per hectare Starts 300000 euro.
The unmarked vineyard is Chateau Petrus. They took the sign down as they got sick of people like us stopping to take photos. Only 30,000 bottles made per year. Queen Elizabeth and JFK’s fave. Cheapest bottle $2000 -$10,000 up to $25,000. One in the St Emilion village was €13,400.
Photos from Saint Emilion at a chateau with tasting area that include large area of glass grapes that creat an impression of grapes to be trod on that is on the upper deck also restaurant.
The area around St Emilion has been growing Grapes and wine initially from first century. Then again on the 800’s.
Several photos in the village of Busy local church. From 14th century cloisters and monastery. Where the saying of “100 steps” comes from. As it takes 200 steps around the cloister to think about life. There were also two natural springs used as wash houses in Middle Ages and now just prettied.
Final photo from the church painted in 2018. And took 7 years Depicting end of bible explaining how love always overcomes evil and there was a section depicting the Seven modern deadly sins. Social media. Ego centralism capitalism lack of action in social warming. Industrialisation
We did 20km today. Ebike was easy as ts it been one of the best days. The warm temperatures the gradually colours of autumn the multiple chateaux. Our guide Nina was a gem and hugely knowledgeable. Plus the wines we tasted were excellent.
Dinner tonight was entrees and dessert and we didn’t realise until stumbling into it (yes I did) that it was Michelin rated

Barb had the chestnut soup. Susanne had octopus with citrus and pineapple saloand parsnip puree and Trude and had L’egg. (Egg perfect) which was with a Parmesan emulsion and grilled corn.
Dessert was millet-grille with orange blossom orange marmalade caisson and almond ice cream and Trude had lemon espurna marmalade megingue and lemon granita.
I also had a glass of champagne.
Knackered now. Xxx tomorrow suze and Trude leave early am. Barb and I are planning a meandering day. Hopefully at a market. Then tomorrow night off to the loire to stay in a chateau (bucket list) then leave via Paris the next day.Read more