Hi Barb44,
I am also booked on the Bordeaux Gourmet tour in May 2016 and am just above the average in age. I did the Albi trip last year and the good news is that my tour guide on that tour, Anne-Marie, is also doing this trip. She is really great and you will not be disappointed. I am fairly sure she will be at the airport to meet us at check in time too.
I am staying in the Gatwick Holiday Inn the night before as I am travelling from Cambridgeshire. It's good to make contact with someone else on the same tour - I didn't manage that on the last French trip although one person saw my post and decided to ignore it!
regards,
John