Châteaux, food and wine
A short walk from the village is Château Soutard, a Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé, with a castle you can stay in overnight, and a winery rebuilt with the latest of technology and innovations. There are wonderful views into the valley around. Take one of their bicycles on a tour around the property, following the signs and explore many interesting features this property has to offer. Learn how Merlot becomes the queen of wines here. You will see a bygone era inside the historic castle of an aristocratic past and witness quality wine making in an ultra-modern winery. They also have a large wine shop and boutique.
Isolated on top of their own elevated plateau on the Saint-Émilion limestone, with their own forest, parks and gardens, Château de Ferrand, a Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé, operate within their own isolated ecosystem with diversified soil characteristics and no herbicides. Inside, are fully renovated buildings filled with high-tech modern elegance befitting of a queen. The tasting bar sits on a cool 360-degree rotating platform.
They have the greatest range of tours, tastings, workshops, activities and culinary opportunities of any château in Bordeaux. I lost count at 22! And they treat every visitor like a professional. Tours are sommelier-led and customized to your level of knowledge and interest. Owned by the Bic Pen family, the walls of the tasting room depict the four seasons of the vineyard drawn solely with eight Bic pens - it took the artist seven months to render this masterpiece.