{"id":1820,"date":"2016-05-26T06:17:08","date_gmt":"2016-05-26T06:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.degustation-bordeaux.fr\/?p=1820&lang=en"},"modified":"2016-10-03T04:29:18","modified_gmt":"2016-10-03T04:29:18","slug":"saint-emilion-by-bike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.degustation-bordeaux.fr\/en\/bordeaux-bike-wine-tour\/saint-emilion-by-bike\/","title":{"rendered":"Saint-Emilion by bike"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today we took our visitors for a bike ride around Saint Emilion<\/strong>, stopping off at along the way to visit the area. As usual, we weren\u2019t in a hurry to get around, taking our time cycle along, and often getting off our bikes to push them up the little hills!<\/p>\n

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A proud bearer of UNESCO\u2019s title \u2018World Heritage Site\u2019, Saint Emilion is a tiny medieval city with around 2000 inhabitants, settled on a limestone plateau. The town boasts impressive monuments including a monastery, a monolithic church and the archbishop\u2019s palace \u2013 all surrounded by magnificent wine-producing sites!<\/p>\n

All around the town, the vine plots are fenced off by low, limestone walls. It\u2019s so beautiful that we have to keep stopping to admire the view!<\/p>\n

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The village bears the designation of AOC Saint-Emilion<\/strong><\/em> and Saint Emilion grand cru <\/em><\/strong>for its production of red wines. 60% of the grapevines are Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc, and just 10% is Cabernet Sauvignon.<\/p>\n

As for the wine storehouses, you can find pretty much every style! Some are very traditional, while others quite modern \u2013 but whether the vats are made from stainless steel, wood, or even cement\u2026the wines are always excellent!<\/p>\n

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So, after our first day spent in Pessac-L\u00e9ognan<\/strong>, and our second here in Saint Emilion<\/strong>\u2026tomorrow we\u2019ll be heading off to the M\u00e9doc<\/strong> to enjoy some Cabernet Sauvignon<\/strong>! Eventually we\u2019ll have discovered all of Bordeaux\u2019s vineyards by bike<\/strong> \u2013 each with their little differences, but also with one thing in common \u2013 fantastic wines<\/p>\n

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