A Bright but Cold February Day in Sancerre

We were down again in our favourite Sancerre vineyards on the 7th February 2015.   It was a very cold day with a biting wind but plenty of sunshine.   However, on some slopes there were still traces of snow from the previous week.

There was a noticeable difference between now and when we were down here in the first week of January.  Whereas then there was vitually no work going on in the vineyards, today there was plenty of pruning going on and collection of the "sarments de vigne" which make a nice fire or barbecue for later in the year.

Below are some of my photos from around Crézancy, Bué and Sancerre.

Snow still on the ground on the colder slopes around Sancerre

Ice on the ground in front of huge piles of sarments de vignes

Rickety old cross at Crézancy and more sarments

Old vignerons hut near Crézancy

Tractors and truck collecting the sarment de vignes.  You can see that these vines are nicely pruned.

Although it was a bright day there was a haze.

Vigneron working on the vines near Reigny

Sun catching the training wires with vines that still need pruning

Blue skies despite the cold

I love the trees that stand alone amongst the vines.

Working the vines above Bué

Little piles of the sarment prunings on the rocky ground above Bué

The normally sun drenched bowl formed by the steep slopes of the Clos de la Poussie above Bué

....and then it was off with Jane to our favourite restaurant in Sancerre - Auberge la Pomme d'Or

A starter of Foie Gras and a salad of artichokes

Fabulous main course of Pigeon with  a really great jus.

Didier and Veronika Turpin at the Pomme D'Or did us proud today, as always.

My favourite - Profiteroles

With my pigeon I had nice glass of Lucien Crochet red Sancerre from Bué.  Very nice.

Cofee and chocolate truffles to end the meal.

An excellent adress in Sancerre - but do book or prepare yourself to be disappointed

Another bottle of Sancerre Red that we really enjoyed recently was an Alphone Mellot La Demoiselle

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