We moved on this morning- away from the coast with our destination Cadillac on the Garonne.
Approaching the medieval village of Cadillac.
We needed to do a little shopping on the way, and with this having been done we then had to tackle the motorway surrounding Bordeaux - which proved to be less tricky than the first time we did this a few days ago.
Crossing the Garonne again - still a very murky brown!
We arrived at the very interesting town of Cadillac where we were planning to stop for the night - the town was even setting up for a festival, but the aire was not suitable for such a hot day.
Very quickly we transferred our focus for our overnight stop to Vignobles Lobre et Fils, a vineyard about ten kilometres away - and we made the right call - it turned out to be a lovely spot for an overnight stop.
Again surrounded by vineyards, ancient farm buildings and a welcoming lady who showed us where to park for the best shade.
Late in the afternoon we were invited to taste some of the wine produced on the property. Half an hour later we had an extra dozen bottles to help us on our merry way! Very nice wine, produced in soil rich of oyster shells deposited and uplifted geologically millions of years ago. The secret to the Bordeaux wine producing story!
Normally noted for its reds but quality whites as well! It depends on the location - over a hill will produce a very different wine.
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