Nice winery, available only by appointment. The girl who was serving us the two wines fro tasting…read morewas nice, however, not very knowledgeable and therefore we didn't learn anything about the history of the winery. We were in and out within 15 minutes.

Came here on an organized wine tour I found in TripAdvisor…read more Pros: -Charming staff member spoke great English and had a nice sense of humor. We learned a lot from her. -Nice grounds. The garden was a bit over-hyped but it was still very nice. -Wine was great.

Wine is excellent but the tour is underwhelming. For EUR130 you get only 3 small tastes and a…read morerelatively short visit. If you like the wine (which is excellent) just order it at home (if you're in the US lots of distributors carry it) but there are better ways to spend your time in Bordeaux.

Got an extra $100-$200 burning a hole in your pocket? Here is a way to spend it…read more The name FIGEAC dates back to the 2nd century A FIGEACUS family owned a Gallo-Roman villa on the site of the present castle in the 2nd century and an important estate to which it gave its name. For historians, it was the same family that was at the origin of the town of Figeac. It is the largest estate in Saint-Émilion with 99 acres of vineyards. Due to its soil, which is dominated by gravel, it is planted in grape varieties Cabernet Sauvignon (35%), Cabernet Franc (35%), and Merlot (30%). Today, Marie-France Manoncourt and her three daughters run the operation.

Our group came here for a personal tour and had a fantastic time. Our tour guide stepped us…read morethrough the château's growing, harvesting, fermentation, and bottling processes and lead us around the grounds. We also visited the underground caves that are now used as a natural wine cellar and learned about the caves' fascinating history. After the walking tour, we headed inside for a tasting of 4 of their wines. Our guide had great expertise regarding the wines. All in all, it was a very pleasant and educational visit.

Beautiful chateau and wine tasting experience. Our tour guide was very nice and took time to…read moreexplain everything and answer our questions. Very affordable pricing for tours/tasting.

We stopped here for a wine tasting today. First, we were given a tour of the gardens, then we went…read moreinto the aging cellar. Next we saw the workers sorting and crushing the grapes from this years harvest. Then we finally got to the tasting room and we're offered 3 of their wines to taste. We bought a couple bottles to bring home but I doubt that they will make it that far.

Fantastic find, such a pleasant hostess, tried many wines as they just had large tasting fro Viking…read moreCruises that morning, pairing with cheese, amazing room. The winery recently changed ownership, the family sold it to US winery in Napa, they are planning to invest in this site and expand the services. You must come to taste their wines, we ended up bringing couple of their bottles home.

AJ our tour guide and part of the family that owns this lovely winery shared her extensive…read moreknowledge and love of wine making, especially the wines of Chateau Cantenac with us....please make it point to come by.

I found the wine tasting here very informative. The host AJ gave us a lot of great information…read moreabout the region as well as wine in general (I'm not a big wine drinker). She is actually the wife of the owner's son, so it was nice to have a family member actually conduct the tasting. The wine itself was fairly good. Again, I'm not an expert, but I did think that it was better than average. We ended up just buying a bottle each due to luggage restrictions. The experience was very different to a tasting at the Napa. It's a lot smaller and more intimate. You don't have the nice scenery that you get at Napa, but we spent way more time learning from AJ than we would typically spend at a Napa wine tasting.

Wine was excellent and our tour guide at the chateau was great as well. The pairing with wine won…read morean extra point and they served their best 2010 vintage (which we bought). It was more expensive than the most recent vintage but totally worth it. We will taste them side by side to see what we like. This is a family owned Chateau that is in use by all sorts of folks. Complete with bee hives to help pollinate, this is an certified organic vineyard and they compost according to the moon! There are over 8000 chateaus in France so I can only discuss my experience with this one but I think it was really good. Especially the production facility. Not so humbly submitted, Michael C.

The second I opened my eyes after my quick car-nap, my breath was taken away by the gorgeous…read moreChateau de la Dauphine. Regardless of the damages that they (and most other wineries in the area) incurred due to frost, the land was stunning. There were flowers everywhere accompanied by large umbrella pine trees which lined pathways and green shrubs perfectly placed around the buildings and vines. It's easy to say that I was impressed. The Chateau itself is impressive as well. The private buildings are simple though well designed and the buildings used for wine making are modern and efficient as well as classy. We toured the property with the company Bordovino and our tour was great. Charlotte, our Chateau de la Dauphine was amazing and she answered all of our questions and more. At the end, we played a quick game of "name that smell" which proved more difficult than I would have thought. We also got to try a few of their wines which were all delicious! I usually do not enjoy Rose and we ended up buying a bottle. The wine was especially easy to enjoy with a light conscience after learning that the chateau is biodynamic and very environmentally friendly. I wish I could return to Chateau de la Dauphine, but I guess I'll have to settle for scouring the U.S. for their wines.