First stop this morning was the Cave Cooperative in Pomerols. We had enjoyed their medal winning Picpoul the other day at L'Embarcadere in Cardet and decided to go see and buy. The place was busy and obviously has a good local reputation. The Picpoul retailed at the princely sum of 4 euros, so we bought some to try at home.
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Next stop was Marseillan for lunch. Marseillan is a delightful, picturesque, sleepy (at least at this time of the year) little fishing port. Its main claim to fame is that it's the home of Noilly Prat. We ate at the Le Chateau du Port (middle above) 9 quai de la Résistance, 0467 77 31 67, which is owned by the Pourcel brothers of Michelin 3 stars, Le Jardin des Sens fame in Montpellier. You would expect the food to be good and it was. They had two menus 20 or 29 euros and everyone pronounced their meals as excellent. After a bit of banter with the head waiter (he was clearly unimpressed about the upcoming World Cup) he chalked on his blackboard France 2 England 1. When I complained that that was unrealistic, he added a zero to the England score and the result you can see above. He couldn't care less, and I was happy. Now that's what you call customer service.
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