Our next winery was, I think, the only dud in the two years I've been going on these trips. It was a really hot day and we had just finished an extremely long alfresco lunch sitting in direct sunlight, eating spicy chicken, piping hot and right out of the oven. We were all overheated, cranky, sweaty, and tired, so I don't think the fact that this winery was a dud lies solely on the winery's shoulders.
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| Peahen and peacock! |
After a short ride on the luxuriously air conditioned bus, we arrived to the sight of several peacocks! Always a delight. The view of the vineyard was also beautiful, but it was still sweltering and there was no shade to be found. We were all happy to be escorted into the air conditioned wine making facility. Yay - cool air!!
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| Haut Lirou vineyard |
We toured the chilly wine making warehouse and learned all about Haut Lirou's winemaking philosophy.
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| More barrels! |
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| Fancy barrels |
On our way out of the warehouse, we passed a storage area where bottled wines were continuing to age.
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| Wine storage |
When we made it into the tasting room, I watched as an employee turned OFF the air conditioner. Off?! 25 people just entered your small tasting room and you turn the air con off?
As the room started heating up, the wine guy started pouring wine for the tasting. The labels on the bottle didn't match the posters on the wall or the pricing guide hand outs. We couldn't figure out which wines we were tasting, and as the room got hotter, I got more confused. My French is pretty nonexistent, but at most wineries I can pair the bottle's label to the marketing and figure out the grape(s) involved and cost of each bottle. Because their marketing paperwork didn't match each other or any of the labels on the bottles we tasted, I think I only purchased one bottle.
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| Even more barrels! |
That's not to say the wines were bad, on the contrary, they were very good. I was just cranky and hot and ready to dive into the cold pool back at the hotel. Sigh.
Wine's we tasted:
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