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Toques & Truffes is an exceptional annual gastronomic festival dedicated to the Quercy diamond: the black truffle. An exploration of the beauty of this local, ephemeral and precious delicacy, in harmony with the great Malbecs of the Vigouroux family, supported for 10 years by Christine Vigouroux, who works passionately to promote the Lot's natural and gastronomic heritage.On the program this year: Truffle & Malbec tasting workshops, Truffle cooking courses, 100% truffle menus and stays, Truffle hunting experience with a dog (harvest), Winegrower evenings...

Château de Mercuès and its restaurant are preparing a new edition of their Show Cooking!

This spectacular event will take place in the courtyard of the Château and will offer guests an unforgettable culinary experience.

During lunchtime on Sunday 1 October, Chef Julien Poisot will be showcasing a game dish cooked on a string. Guests will have the chance to taste these exquisite dishes and watch the Chef cook in front of them.

This Show Cooking is the perfect opportunity to spend a gourmet day in splendid surroundings.

Cross Tasting in the underground cellars of Chateau de Mercuès on October 26th, 2023.

An extraordinary experience!

An actually crossed tasting, where the exceptional wines elaborated by Betrand-Gabriel Vigouroux meet the fine cuisine of the Michelin-starred chef Julien Poisot, the whole paired with sacred music pieces sang by the Ensemble la Sportelle and precisely chosen to match each wines : a parallel is drawn between the textures of the tannins and the sounds.

Wine, just like music, can be tasted with words : that is the reason why the tastin is guided, we count the wines and the songs, their histories, their magic, their meeting points.

Brand new edition of the Show Cooking!

This spectacular event will take place in the courtyard of the Château, offering guests an unforgettable culinary experience.

At lunchtime on Tuesday, August 15th, Chef Julien Poisot will be showcasing a leg of lamb cooked on a string. You'll have the chance to taste these exquisite dishes and watch the Chef cook in front of you!

This Show Cooking is the perfect opportunity to spend a gourmet day in sumptuous surroundings.

On 14 and 15 July, on the occasion of the French National Holiday, the Château de Mercuès will be celebrating the French art of living and elegance that inspires the life of the Château with a spectacular, exceptional, gourmet and very French programme!

"La petite frenchie" will be on hand in the morning and afternoon to offer all those who sign up for a wine tour and tasting session the chance to extend the experience with a guided tour of the vineyards in a legendary Citroën 2CV! For 30 minutes, explore the 3rd terraces of the Lot Valley and discover the specific features of the Mindel terroir that give our great Malbecs their remarkable finesse.

In the courtyard of the Château, at lunchtime, our Michelin-starred chef Julien Poisot will put on a breathtaking show, cooking a leg of Quercy farm lamb on a string in front of our guests.

During the Easter weekend, on April 9th and 10th, our Chef Julien Poisot offers you a cooking show in the castle coutyard. A special menu thought around an ancestral recipe: a string turned roast leg of lamb.

Book now !

The program includes a visit of the Château, wine tastings, truffle-themed menus, truffle hunting activities, cooking lessons…

Come and discover the tuber melanosporum in all its splendor!

For booking, please call: 05.65.20.00.01

From February 10th to 14th , invite your significant other for a memorable Saint Valentine's Day at Château de Mercuès. 

Experience a unique and enchanting moment, between love and gastronomy. 

From February 10th to 14th, come and discover our special Saint Valentine menu at the Michelin-starred restaurant Le Duèze. 

Our Chef Julien Poisot offers you a delightful moment. 

Bookings at +3356520001

Jean-Pierre Faurie was born on 3 June 1947 in Caniac du Causse, in the Lot department. Initially a teacher and psychomotrician working with children with learning difficulties, he then worked for some fifteen years as a Plastic Arts Pedagogical Adviser in eight districts in the north of the Hauts-de-Seine. It was there that this outstanding facilitator created, in 1988, the Centre de Formation Arts Plastiques du Nord 92, with the support of the city of Gennevilliers where, for three years, he was responsible for a comic strip workshop for teenagers at the Edouard-Manet Municipal School of Fine Arts. Jean-Pierre Faurie's work has been shown in numerous exhibitions in Paris and its region, in the Eure-et-Loir, the Lot, the Manche, the Var and the Vendée, as well as at the Ferandiz Foundation in Madrid in 1996, the Bergkamen Museum in Germany in 2000 and in Tokyo in 2001.

Tea time, always a good idea to take a break, often well deserved.

A break way more delicious when it arrives at Château de Mercuès.

Available from Tuesday to Sunday, from 3pm to 5.30pm, our pastry Chef Steven Bott presents the must-see Tea Time !

Enjoy an exceptional location and appreciate a delicious hot drink with an assortment of delicacies.

Price : 25 € / person

Julien Poisot starred Chef at the restaurant "Le Duèze" offers a unique gastronomic experience in the heart of the new kitchen 'technico-design' at Château de Mercuès. A magnificent exclusive table of 5 seats maximum and an exceptional tasting menu await the most hedonistic customers.

A tasting of 9 dishes specially designed for this singular experience.