Day 4 in Bouregogne, Simply No Wine Left to Buy

 As our trip came to an end in Bourgogne all we could say was thank God we are done.  There cannot be any more wine to buy here.  So it was off to Chateau de Savingny-les-Beaune which I can highly recommend for a visit.  Another old Chateau renovated and improved by a new owner it is a fairly large complex with gardens.  The owner like many collects things, just much bigger than most.  His most prized possession is a hanger full of about 50 full-sized retired aircraft from military jets to large commercial airlines.  inside the house upstairs is about 100 vintage motorcycles, alas, missing a 1936 Indian my favorite,  They have a restaurant so it is a good visit and have a light picnic or lunch while there.  Of course, we were having nothing to do with light lunches so we were off to L'Ouvree(https://www.louvree.fr/)on the way to the Dijon train station for another lunch extravaganza.  They had some kind of fried cheese fritter that we talked them into selling us a half dozen to take on the train with us for snacks.  Of course, the food was outstanding as was the wine.  One of our party really loved the wine so much that they purchased 6 out of the cellar.  

So we arrived back at the Dijon train station totally full of food and wine and planned on shipping half of the wine of Bourgogne back to Florida in November.  Though wonderful, In the end, it was way too much of everything.  At our age, I cannot recommend this kind of schedule.  For one we all needed a 3-hour nap every afternoon we did not get.  I can say now 1, maybe a short second tasting a day is all you should do especially in Bourgogne because once you schedule the tasting the families over there will treat you very well.  They are very proud of their wines and have no trouble sitting down with you for hours to showcase their wines.  Of course, they are much younger than you.  

As I continue to review our options and how to manage our time I have decided on one major tasting in the morning with maybe a smaller minor tasting before or after lunch and then a 3 or 4-course wine paired lunch and then done.  Back to our rooms for a long nap and rest before some light shopping and then dinner, again a 3 or 4-course dinner with wine.  My days of 30 vineyard tastings in a 10-hour time frame and 17-course white truffle dinners are over and will never occur again.  I am too old for it.  I must admit that when I did it when I was 30 years old I probably didn't like it that much then either and I certainly could not remember anything that stood out as exceptional as I had 100% palate fatigue and could have been drinking and tasting sawdust and not known the difference.  But if you are young with an unlimited supply of energy and raging hormones go for it but maybe just do fewer stops and actually have some time to smell and taste the wine.