Albany Portfolio Management
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Bordeaux Tours
Join our partners in Bordeaux, Margaret and Ronald Rens, for an extraordinary opportunity to tour the First Growth Chateaux and taste the world’s most famous wines. Margaret and Ronald have opened up their home, Chateau Coulon Laurensac, and escort small, intimate groups around these world famous estates.
Imagine yourself in the famous round ageing cellar of Lafite-Rothschild or visiting the private wine museum of Mouton-Rothschild. Ronald and Margaret offer tours that open the doors that often remain closed to the public. Not only will you get to see some of the most famous Chateaux in the world but you will get to taste more classified Growths than any other Bordeaux wine tour. Ronald has over 25 years experience in tasting and touring Bordeaux so he certainly knows his way around. You will be invited to stay at his Michelin rated 18th century Chateau Coulon Laurensac.
Chateau Coulon Laurensac.
2010 Tours.
The following dates are scheduled for next year. Please click on the links below to view Ronald’s website for more information.
The Grand Tour of Bordeaux 1
May 24 - May 29, 2010
The Grand Tour of Bordeaux 2
July 5 - July 10, 2010
The Grand Tour of Bordeaux 3
September 6 - September 11, 2010
The Bordeaux Harvest Tour
September 20– September 25, 2010
During last summer I was wondering what to do with holidays. I desperately needed a break, but did not know what to do. I did not want to go and lie on a beach. Albany Portfolio told me about this wine tour in Bordeaux. It sounded interesting, especially since the organizers, a lovely Dutch couple as it turned out, promised a no-nonsense attitude and approach to vintage wines. As a future investor I thought this might just be my cup of tea, or glass of 1er Cru, if you like. I have tasted so many disappointing Bordeaux wines that I had begun to wonder what the fuss was all about. The tour was splendid. There were only nine of us, a small group, with a most comfortable bus to take us around all the Chateaux we visited. I cannot even begin to describe the wines we tasted and the food that was designed to go with it. It was an eye opener for me and all of us, most of whom anyway are far more experienced than me and have been investing in wine for a long time.
If you really want to deepen your knowledge of wine and what goes into producing a remarkable vintage, I thoroughly recommend The Bordeaux Wine Experience. Ronald and Margaret Rens have designed well-organized, if physically demanding tours, but you certainly come home with much more appreciation and every penny is worth it. A once-in a-life-time experience.
Satu Salo-Bosley
