Cahors Wine Tour

After this sensational welcome to Cahors wines, you will move on to your next winery, Château de Mercuès, with its striking Château and even more spectacular cellar. It’s not only the setting that will blow you away, but you will also taste a range of their wines, all of which use over 70% Malbec in the blends. Another inspiring example of how the Cahors terroir expresses itself in this “black wine.” This captivating Château will also be your overnight destination, so check-in, relax and soak up the bewitching atmosphere, Bienvenue à Cahors!

Lunch is next at another sterling winery and bistro, Château de Chambert. Famed for being the biggest organic and biodynamic vineyard in Cahors. Your table will be waiting for you on their pretty terrace (weather permitting) overlooking the vines or comfy bistro in the grange. Lunch is a laid-back affair, including local meats and cheeses, paired with their tasty wines, of course. After lunch, a digestive walk around the vines and winery before the mouthwatering finale, tasting the Chambert range. Then arrive back at your fairytale hotel. Settle in and make the most of a free evening.

Then on to equally as beautiful, Saint-Cirq lapopie. This middle-age village is also best discovered on foot, you will work up an appetite for sure, and you will have ample choice for a light bite to eat at a cozy café or wine bar (we recommend you keep it light as tonight you have a gastronomic treat in store!). Saint-Cirq lapopie was in the middle of many feuds over the years, resulting in bigger and more imposing castles and fortresses. Stroll around and soak up the atmosphere, which has for centuries and continues to inspire artists, poets, and writers alike. Carry on to the stunning Pech Merle prehistoric cave, which is home to authentic ancient paintings over 20,000 years old, truly remarkable to see how these extraordinary works of art are preserved. There is also a very informative museum, worthy of a peek while you are there. Arrive back at your castle hotel in the early evening, relax and freshen up before dinner. Dinner will be a gourmet tasting menu at the excellent restaurant in your hotel. The tantalizing treats that you will experience this evening may include Bouyssou’s farm pan-fried foie gras, and Celtuce cooked with tonic, peach with Mexican tarragon and jus with timut pepper; Poached monkfish in a citrus butter, creamy yellow beetroot puree, watercress sauce, Limousine sirloin beef with marrow, dauphine potatoes and slightly smoked vine branch jus, an exquisite selection of cheeses and finishing with something sweet such as Ashanti chocolate mousse, jelly, and Malbec reduction, mulled wine sorbet. All perfectly paired with some of the best wines of the region. What a finale!