Le Prieurie Romain de Saint Romain le Puy
The crypt
Eggs laid by a white owl in an opening
on the way down to the crypt
Jean-Paul Lyonnet, président of the Association Aldebertus
Saturday was my last day in the Forez/Roannaise with just one visit to Domaine Pic et Vin (Laurent and Christine Demeure plus Pierre Rolle, who has replaced the now retired Daniel Mondon). We started by visiting Le Prieurie Romain de Saint Romain le Puy,
where we tasted the three Viogniers made by the domaine. Later I saw
the plot where the first Chenin Blanc in the region will be planted
before tasting some of the other wines made by the domaine.
on the way down to the crypt
Jean-Paul Lyonnet, président of the Association Aldebertus
Pierre Rolle (Domaine Pic et Vin)
tasting Viognier in the Prieurie
tasting Viognier in the Prieurie
I forgot to change the light balance
before I started taking pictures of Pierre
but like the effect of the blue tinge
Some of the Viognier planted on the steep slopes
of a now extinct volcano leading up to the Prieurie
In two weeks time the first Chenin to be planted
in the Forez/Roannaise sector
will be planted here
Ici commence Le Chenin Blanc de la Loire@Boisset Saint-Priest!
This is about 120 kms north of the Loire's source@Mont Gerbier de Jonc
Pierre Rolle imagining future delights from
their Chenin – fingers crossed!
vin & pic
A restrained range of wines from 7.5 hectares!!
The Loire@Nevers on the return journey back to Saint-Pierre des Corps
before I started taking pictures of Pierre
but like the effect of the blue tinge
Some of the Viognier planted on the steep slopes
of a now extinct volcano leading up to the Prieurie
in the Forez/Roannaise sector
will be planted here
This is about 120 kms north of the Loire's source@Mont Gerbier de Jonc
their Chenin – fingers crossed!
My thanks to the Association Aldebertus for
permission to use photos taken in the Le Prieurie Romain de Saint
Romain le Puy.
Was it a white owl? Not that I doubt in the least your competence as a bird watcher, but the "barn-owl" is callad "kerkuil" in Dutch ("church-owl), which would seem most appropriate. On top of that, our own churchtower, in Corneilla, hosts two barn-owls, to prove my point. Very nice set op pictures, Jim.
ReplyDeleteMerci Luc. Re-white owl this information came from Jean-Paul Lyonnet and I have no reason to believe that this is incorrect. Perhaps white owls have a particular affinity for basalt?
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