The York Chancellery of the Jurade visits Saint-Émilion each year for the Ban des Vendanges, enjoying Saint-Emilion’s wonderful hospitality and the ceremonial beginning of the vintage.



We were given a wonderful wlecome yet again and received in a way which can only be described as superbly generous.
As we do each year,we went back to some of those who are long established friends as well as making new ones. This year we had the great pleasure of visiting, in order of visits: Châteaux Belregard-Figeac, Haut Segottes, Larcis Ducasse, Canon, Grace-Dieu les Menuts, La Gaffeliere, La Couspaude, Corbin Michotte and La Bonelle.

Thumbnail photographs from parts of the visit, including some of our reception at some of those Châteaux and the ceremonies for the Ban des Vendanges and for the Intronisation of new Vignerons d’Honneur, are shown below.

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MM. Jean-Paul & Jacques Puyeo of Ch. Belregard-Figeac	Tasting at Ch. Belregard-Figeac	Tasting at Ch. Haut Segottes	Mme. Meunier welcomes the group to Ch. Haut Segottes	Lunching at Ch. Larcis Ducasse
Lunch at Ch. Larcis Ducasse	View from Ch. Larcis Ducasse	Roger Wyatt & M. Gratiot	Artist's view of Ch. Larcis Ducasse	Ch. Canon
View towards Saint-Emilion from Ch. Canon	Fermentation chai at Ch. Canon	Ch. Canon: fermentation and barrel chais	Dinner at Ch. La Grace-Dieu les Menuts	Dining at Ch. La Grace-Dieu les Menuts
Thanks at Ch. La Grace-Dieu les Menuts	Artist's view of Ch.La Grace-Dieu les Menuts	Ch. la Gaffeliere	Ch. Ausone from Ch. La Gaffeliere	A Merlot graft
New planting and grafting at Ch. La Gaffeliere	Bottles for tasting at Ch. La Gaffeliere	M. Vibert pouring Ch. La Gaffeliere	Ch. La Couspaude	Thanks at Ch. La Couspaude

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