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Chateau La Rose
Sarron
The property is owned and worked by
Philippe Rochet with the help of his two children Damien and Anais; they produce
red wine aged in oak barrels, dry and sweet whites.
The domaine is on 35 ha and is made up
of 25 ha of Graves red, 5 ha of the production “Cuvee Damien” are aged in oak
barrels for 12 months. 10 ha of white graves, 2 hectares of which are “Cuvee
Anais aged in oak barrels for 9 months. This Chateau has been highly recommended
in several of the leading wine guides in France. For more information
visit their web site
www.la-rose-sarron.com
This chateau is situated near Langon and produce’s Grave wines; the Grave region stretches along the left bank of the Garonne from Bordeaux to Langon. Jean-Francois and his sister Isabelle are the fifth generation of the Villemeur family to make wine in their vineyard. Chateau Guillemins has been entitled to the Graves Appellation since 1893, the Graves wine takes its name from the gravel nature of the soil and the geographical location.
Jean-Francois and Isabelle both speak English and can take you on a very interesting and informative tour explaining the art of wine making, which culminates in a very generous tasting. They produce red wine aged in oak and in inox vats, dry white and sweet white wines.
Local Golf Courses This course is the closest to us, only five minutes drive by car.
The course is about 40 minutes from us by car, and is situated on the outskirts of the town.
These are the two courses nearest to us but there are many other quality 18-hole courses in and around Bordeaux.
For the growing number of people who now prefer to take their holidays at a leisurely pace by walking between places of interest there are well over 1000 km of “ secret de Randonnee” paths for walkers in the Gironde. Over 600 km of which have been specially built and are reserved exclusively for walkers and cyclists.
The French are as passionate as the English when it comes
to horse riding, and most small to medium size towns have at least one or more
Pony clubs. The closest to us is Les Ecuries de Labarthe Vieille at 3 km they
are a member of the Equitation-Poney club de France and cater from the age of
5 years up to adults, by appointment only.
Cycling
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