I am so honored to have won the Millesima Blog Awards and to have had the experience of attending 2017 En Primeur Week in Bordeaux.  Each day, we visited different AOCs and tasted in some the grandes Chateaux. 

One of my favorite days was our visit to St. Emilion. St Emilion may be the oldest active wine producing appellation in Bordeaux. Research shows that it dates back to Roman times. Obtaining its name from a Benedictine Monk known as Emilian, the city is now a protected,Unesco, World Heritage site. 

Although I loved walking around the city, seeing all the limestone buildings and hearing about its history, what really made the day was our visit to Couvent des Jacobins. The winery is located right in the center of the village and the chateaus was a 13th century Dominican monastery. The winery's name is a tribute to the monestary and the preachers (Brothers) Jacobin. 

In this podcast, you will hear directly from the owner, Xavier Jean and the winemaker, Denis Pomarede sharing their passion for St. Emilion and the Couvent des Jacobins wines. Xavier tells the story of the winery and Denis explains the differences between vintages that we tasted. We were treated to a vertical tastings of decades, beginning with a 1953. 

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