Wines from Château Pierrefitte Winery
- Chateau Pierrefitte Lalande de Pomerol
2005 Pomerol, Bordeaux, France Rated 3.5/5
- Chateau Pierrefitte Lalande-de-Pomerol Bordeaux
Pomerol, Bordeaux, France Rated 3/5
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| Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion - UNESCO World Heritage Centre Criterion (iv): The intensive cultivation of grapes for wine production in a precisely defined region and the resulting landscape is illustrated in an exceptional way by the historic Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion. ... The Pierrefitte menhir confirms human presence in the 5th-4th millennia BC. The region was heavily populated during the Celtic-Gaulish period, as testified by an oppidum (defended hill fort) on the plateau overlooking modern Saint-Emilion. ... |
| Romantic Writer: A la recherche du Grand Meaulnes Despite its outward appearance of austerity the chateau was welcoming; lived-in. Vases of tall, white gladioli stood on the altar in the Chapel; wine and sables were served in the huge kitchens at the end of the visit. And upstairs, through a secret passage ... I had ''been there'' before of course; the school was used extensively for filming the story but now I could linger there alone; but not for too long, as we were a long way from Pierrefitte where we were staying. ... |
| St. Emilion Region At every intersection there are six more chateaux, in each direction. After visiting St. Emilion the town, we also managed to find the largest menhir in SW France, La Menhir de Pierrefitte, about 5 meters tall. Bordeaux has more wine ... |
