Part 2...continued...

First impressions of Ste. Emilion...wow. We could definitely see how busy this little town would get during the summer and why. Ancient cobble stoned streets dominated by a huge "Monolithic" church surrounded by a small square where one could easily relax with a glass of local wine at Amelia Canta (Which we did do before leaving St. Emilion the final time ).

We hit the road again after a walk around town and some photos we hit the road for what would be a longer than expected trip to find Chateau de Sanse. This is a warning to all...it is not initially that easy to find, and what is suppose to be a 15-20 minute trip ends up being a lot longer the first few times, but once you get used to the narrow country roads it gets a lot easier. A good map, or GPS is recommended for this trip. The GPS coordinates are available.



Chateau de Sanse is located outside of Ste. Radegonde, (a town that is really only 400M in length) closer to the small towns of Julliac and further Gensac. It's a lovely re-modeled 18th Century Chateau with views of the vineyards. And the food... We had a dinner booked for our first evening. We went for the 3-courses and a lovely bottle of Ste. Emilion Grand Cru (we had tried a bottle of the local sparkling wine, Crement de Bordeaux prior to dinner). Tom started with a goat cheese and parma ham and I had poached oysters and langoustines. Tom's main went very well with the wine, as he had venison with a winter berry sauce. All produce are sourced locally and the menu changes with the season. I had a lovely fillet of red mullet. Desert...yum. Don't even remember the details, Tom had an apple crumble and I had poached fruit with a spiced glacee ice and spiced syrup. Awesome.

Day two in the region to come...