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Friday 14 January 2011

Clos du Porteau: the sky is no longer the limit!

Putting roof on the external winery (above and below)

Quick visit on late Tuesday afternoon to the Clos du Porteau in Saint Georges-sur-Cher to see new roof being put on the external winery and to taste a few 2009s. 

Roof about two thirds on
Aynard and Isabelle Clemont-Tonnerre: now with a roof over their heads
Chief winemaker

Le chauffagiste

Looking through the winery (above and below)




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6 comments:

  1. Luc Charlier15 January 2011 at 09:19

    I knew of a “putting green”, Jim, but nothing about a “putting roof”!

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  2. Jim's Loire15 January 2011 at 12:45

    Luc. They will probably leave some holes in the roof once they have finished so you can play crazy golf when you visit...

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  3. Luc Charlier15 January 2011 at 13:38

    I’d hate to be ... off-putting, but only held a club in my hands twice. Managed to send the ball furlongs and furlongs away (I used to play hockey at school), but never in the intended direction! Was good fun, though. By the way, last time was an “initiation session” on the practice of ... Waterloo Golf Club. They still find little white balls of mine (marked LC 1815) in “Ferme de la Belle Alliance”. God knows what kind of legend historians are going to make up on that!

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  4. Jim's Loire15 January 2011 at 13:44

    Luc. You appear to be ideally suited to crazy golf.

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  5. Anonymous21 January 2011 at 11:54

    One of best chief winemaker of Sauvignon: Anouilh !!!!! I don't know what can we do without him. He bring in the wine all his finess and intelligent, he had !!!!!!

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  6. Jim's Loire22 January 2011 at 12:22

    Antoine. It always pays to employ the best – money no object!

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