Pauillac

After a relaxing morning on the ship we left Blaye at noon, arriving in Pauillac in mid-afternoon. We then boarded a coach for a tour of the Médoc wine country. We drove by several vineyards including Château Margaux. Driving by is as close as we'll ever get to these superb and expensive wines. The grapes are ripe here and we saw pickers in the fields. We did stop at Château Marquis de Terme where the harvest was in full swing. It's quite a production process. A wine tasting was included, always my favorite part of a tour.

In the evening we shuttled to Château Kirwan for an excellent meal and our favorite Bordeaux wine of the trip. The Forseti chef and crew prepared a marvelous meal of onion and garlic soup in a puff pastry; celery apple remoulade salad with smoked salmon; veal tenderloin with truffle juice, steamed vegetables and potato gratin; and a molten lava cake with vanilla ice cream and red wine syrup. Back on board we finished the evening with a selection of cheeses and Sauternes wine. What a wonderful day.Read more