{"id":23881,"date":"2022-05-04T00:19:55","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T23:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.estournel.com\/les-saveurs-du-medoc\/"},"modified":"2022-05-05T08:32:36","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T07:32:36","slug":"les-saveurs-du-medoc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.estournel.com\/en\/home\/cos-chronicle\/les-saveurs-du-medoc\/","title":{"rendered":"Tastes of the M\u00e9doc"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row css_animation=”fadeInDown”][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”custom-intro”]W<\/span>hile wine may be primordial to the M\u00e9doc, the region also offers an incredible wealth of gastronomic delights, with its local growers of garden produce, breeders of poultry and lamb, and oysters farmers. <\/span><\/p>\n

Join us at La Maison d\u2019Estournel<\/a> for a discovery of some of the men and women who are so passionate about cultivating and breeding on these precious terroirs.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”fadeInDown”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”5410″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”11289″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”fadeInDown”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”La Maison d\u2019Estournel\u2019s Garden” font_container=”tag:h5|font_size:16|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes” el_class=”pink-color”][vc_column_text]What better place to begin our gourmet journey than the fruit and vegetable gardens of La Maison d\u2019Estournel! Everything is cultivated according to season, from peas and carrots to leeks, citrus fruits, zucchini, and strawberries, and the majority of fruits and vegetables used in the kitchens on-site come from La Maison d\u2019Estournel\u2019s very own gardens. <\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”23841″ img_size=”large”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”The Poultry of Vertessec” font_container=”tag:h5|font_size:16|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes” el_class=”pink-color”][vc_column_text]Raised on fifty hectares of land located between the Landes de Gascogne Regional Natural Park and the vineyards of the M\u00e9doc, the poultry of the Ferme de Vertessec is free-range and fed with local, naturel products. <\/span><\/p>\n

The farm has succeeded at resuscitating authentic, noble breeds like Faverolles and La Dor\u00e9e de Vertessec\u2014to the delight of its customers\u2014and these precious birds indeed merit special treatment! It is a great source of pride for breeder Michel Petit, who has specialized in raising and fattening ancient breeds of birds since 1973. <\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”fadeInDown”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”23867″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_custom_heading text=”Asparagus from Saint-Laurent” font_container=”tag:h5|font_size:16|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes” el_class=”pink-color”][vc_column_text]Laurent and Ir\u00e8ne Hullot began running this family-owned farm, where they sustainably grow white and green asparagus, some ten years ago. <\/span><\/p>\n

Laurent explains, \u201cThe asparagus of the M\u00e9doc grows in black sand soils rich in organic matter that give it a very pronounced sweet flavor.<\/em>\u201d Their farm covers fifteen hectares that they tend to with utmost care\u2014stalks are harvested by hand every morning\u2014so that the asparagus may fully express the singularities of its terroir.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”23847″ img_size=”large”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”Lamb from Saint-Vivien” font_container=”tag:h5|font_size:16|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes” el_class=”pink-color”][vc_column_text]The wines of Pauillac are famous enough, but what about its lamb? Reared on its mother\u2019s milk, the lamb of Pauillac is a Protected Geographical Indication known for its tender, fragrant meat. At Domaine de la Fosse, Caroline and Michel Arnould have been pursuing an age-old tradition since 2008. <\/span><\/p>\n

Originally from Belgium, the couple arrived in France to create a grain farm before diversifying into animal breeding, and in so doing have indeed proved worthy of their excellent reputation. <\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”fadeInDown”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”23859″ img_size=”800×450″ alignment=”center”][vc_custom_heading text=”Oysters and Prawns from Verdon” font_container=”tag:h5|font_size:16|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes” el_class=”pink-color”][vc_column_text]Jean-Marie Bertet\u2019s twelve hectares of marshland dedicated to oyster farming can be found at the very tip of the M\u00e9doc, between the Atlantic Ocean and the Gironde Estuary. Along with a handful of fellow aquaculturists, Jean-Marie has been a driving force in reintroducing oyster farming in the marshlands of the northern M\u00e9doc. <\/span><\/p>\n

When tidal ranges reach their highest points, the water in the basins is renewed thanks to a system of locks, and innovative rafts maintain the bags of oysters in mid-water so the oysters have access to the best nutrients as they mature. <\/span><\/p>\n

What is Jean-Marie\u2019s special technique? He cultivates his oysters in the same basins as his prawns: \u201cThe prawns stay at the bottom of the basins, stirring up nutrients so they float upwards to nourish the oysters closer to the surface.<\/em>\u201d<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

While wine may be primordial to the M\u00e9doc, the region also offers an incredible wealth of gastronomic delights, with its local growers of garden produce, breeders of poultry and lamb, and oysters farmers. Join us at La Maison d\u2019Estournel for a true discovery…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1749,"featured_media":24043,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[128,140],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-carnets-de-route","category-article"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.estournel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.estournel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.estournel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.estournel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1749"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.estournel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23881"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.estournel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23881\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24053,"href":"https:\/\/www.estournel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23881\/revisions\/24053"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.estournel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24043"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.estournel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.estournel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.estournel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}