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.

From the owner: Chateau Boutinet est une petite propriété familiale dans le fronsadais. Tout au long de l'année,…read morenous vous accueillons pour vous faire découvrir notre métier et nos vins. Nous organisons de nombreuses activités ludiques autour du vin telles que les Rando-Tapas. 3 heures entre balade à pied, à l'écoute de commentaires autour des vignes et de l'Histoire des vins de Bordeaux, et dégustation, sous les chênes centenaires, de Tapas du Terroir accompagnés de nos vins. Un moment de convivialité assurée. Adhérent Bienvenue à la Ferme, nous organisons également un marché de Producteurs de Pays en décembre.