Day 5, Sunday 16th Sept. 2012:

Curzay --> Coulon 40 Miles / 66 km / 45mn
Coulon --> St. Emilion 125 Mi / 200 km / 1h50
 

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Now that you are becoming such wine experts, let's move on to the more serious stuff and head to the Bordeaux region, home of Grand Crus Classés wines, such as Chateau Margaux.

We will drive close by to what is called The Green Venice. The little town of Coulon borders the river and is our destination. There, we will embark on a guided tour of the tiny canals on board a small barge. It will then be time for lunch (not included), discover local specialties or have some tasty crêpes at the corner Creperie. Bon appetit!
   

Our overnight destination is the The Château Grand Barrail, located in the middle of the vineyards... You are now ready for the Wine Academy. Upon arrival at the Château, you will have some time to relax and explore the old village of St. Emilion before participating into a very special wine tasting session. There, you will learn how to distinguish the mythical Bordeaux region wines with a graphic approach. This method will help you understand the sensorial building of Grand Crus by visualizing the different sequences contained within the flavor. At the completion of the course, you will know how to recognize a millesime, a region and a specific domain.

Dinner will be ready at the Château in the form of a Poker party with blind wine tasting! The wines you learned about earlier will be served blindly, and like in Poker, you will have to bet if you can recognize them. You might loose your glass or win another one. Good time and laughters are absolutely guaranteed during this informal "wine Poker dinner".

   

Your Hotel Tonight

Château Grand-Barrail
Next to the famous wine producing chateaux of Saint-Emilion, and close to the Medieval City, stands the imposing architecture of the only 19th Century Chateau Hotel of the Bordelais right bank: the Grand Barrail Hotel Restaurant & Spa. Surrounded by a park of 3 acres, the Hotel Grand Barrail, 4 Star Hotel has 41 rooms and 5 suites spread among four buildings: the Chateau, the Residence, the Maison du Bien-Etre (well being) and the Maison du Vignoble..
   
   

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