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You are not a wine expert? Me neither, and even very far from it! It doesn't matter, because to appreciate Caroline and Philippe Liberatore's visit, you just have to be… curious!

First contact by phone: Caroline, new partner of the Tourist Office, is available this morning at short notice, to receive us, my colleague and I, in order to receive the tourist office's travel books.

We have no difficulty finding the domain because it is located very close to another partner that we know. the Chateau Jaron, it is a property of about 40 ha, away from the village of Landerrouat, in a small hamlet surrounded by vineyards. Here, we are still in Gironde for a few kilometres, but all it takes is a quick hop to find yourself in Lot-et-Garonne or Dordogne.

View of the property

We thought we were just going to deliver our guides, take a look at the tasting room, and leave, but… Caroline has a way and a way to make you feel comfortable and invite you to stay, looking like nothing, just to make you discover his universe.

So we stayed. Because to be able to guide visitors to wine properties, you have to have experienced them. Well, I must admit that we didn't taste the wine that day (driving the community vehicle required…), but we enjoyed the visit so much that we left fully loaded!

Let's get down to business: the visit. The surprise. I had already visited a few large farms with huge stainless steel vats, or properties aging in oak barrels, but never in amphorae.

A small staircase and we find ourselves in peace, in the dark, far from the furnace of summer. What freshness! At the time, I crossed the idea of ​​organizing a little relaxation session right away.

Aging of wine in jars – amphorae

But our hostess has already started the train, and we follow her without hesitating for a moment: how long for the aging of the wine in the jars? What is the difference between wine in amphora and in oak barrels? Where do the amphorae come from and what is their capacity?

This know-how, Caroline speaks of it with affection, giving color to the visit of the property and the cellar. We feel, behind the words, the taste for working the wine as a family and producing something original, which only resembles them.

At the tasting (done a little later, but…hush!), the Giara, in 100% Merlot, reveals itself to be very fruity, very supple. Tasting a wine made in amphorae turned by hand by a potter from Castelnaudary, the idea seduces me. A bit as if we were tasting two terroirs of the south-west at the same time, a bit as if we were being offered to rediscover the taste of a forgotten wine.

Even for a novice like me, the Giara is very pleasant and can be enjoyed easily… in moderation of course! Caroline will also suggest other wines (and other grape varieties) during the tasting: red, dry white, rosé, sweet. 5 nuances in the palette of Château Jaron, accompanied by local products: pâté from neighboring Lot-et-Garonne and honey from the farm.

Wine the Giara.

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