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France Wine Trail: Day 5 - 31st May 2008
We drove out to Medoc as our friends missed the tour we did on the first day. Our first stop was the Margaux Tourist Office, where we were informed, as it was a Saturday, there happened to be a cycle the vines road race, which meant the roads to most Chateau in Margaux were closed. Bummer!

We headed off to the Pauillac Tourist Office. They were very helpful and told us chateaus who had set tour times (only one on a Saturday), and they were more than happy to call and book us an appointment at any Chateau in Pauillac (e$0.50 per call). We made an appointment at Lynch Bages for 2pm and headed off to lunch in the meantime.

Yet another wonderful meal of mussels and fries. The mussels are very small, the biggest stands no larger than the NZ$2 coin. Fantastic!

Our tour guide at Lynch Bages was very informative, and gave us a detailed history of the Chateau. It was one of the first in the region.

The wine was fantastic. And so it should be for e$86 per bottle.

We headed back to the Pauillac Tourist Office as they had their own tastings of wines from Pauillac. Three wines for e$5.

We returned to Bordeaux for our final Bordeaux wine tasting back at Ecole du Vin. We tried a variety of regions, but I settled for my favourite as the Medoc Boyd Cantenac. Delicious.

So much for having an apartment with a kitchen, we ate out for the 5th night in a row!