JJ Buckley Fine Wines Blog

In the following video, owner of St. Emilion property Chateau Vieux Taillefer Philippe Cohen explains his and his wife's winemaking philosophy and techniques.

Chateau Fleur Cardinale was one of our next stops on the tour. Bob, the vineyard manager, gave us plenty of insight into the terroir and vinification practices of the chateau.

One of our first stops in Bourdeaux was Chateaux Cote de Baleau, Grands Mureilles, and Clos St. Jean. They are all owned by the graceful Sophie Foucade, who invited us to the chateau to taste the most recent vintages of her wines.

One of our first stops in Bordeaux was Chateau Pierre de Lune and Clos Fourtet in St. Emilion. We were able to spend some quality time with the husband and wife team of Tony and Veronique Ballu and speak with them about their top notch operation and what makes their wines so unique.

This is our last full day of the trip. Time to taste through the whole line-up at Weinbach, eat a home-cooked lunch, traipse through the vineyards, gorge ourselves on one final dinner, and then fly back across land, sea, and land to get back to the daily grind.