Bordeaux Simply Red3 days / 2 nights
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This wine tour is a very good way to discover the Medoc (left bank) & St Emilion (right bank) wines and famous wineries "Chateaux Grands Crus Classes". Enjoy also French gastronomy in our selection of gourmet restaurants. Arrival day Check in & overnight at your hotel in Bordeaux Medoc, Margaux & Pauillac The most prestigious and beautiful estates (Margaux, Palmer, Lafite, Latour, Mouton...). are located in the Medoc. A panoramic tour will show you some of them & you could experience wine tastings to different famous Grand Cru Classe 1855. - Departure from your hotel with our private minivan & driver wine guide - Guided tour & wine tasting to a Pauillac Classified Growth 1855 - Lunch in a local gourmet restaurant - Sightseeing on the Chateau wine road - Wine tasting session in a Haut Medoc Cru Bourgeois - Visit & tasting in a Margaux Classified Growth 1855 - Return to Bordeaux & overnight at your hotel. St Emilion & Pomerol Saint-Emilion is one of the oldest wine area of the Bordeaux region. The medieval city, the vineyard and the landscape are listed by the UNESCO as World Heritage site. Pomerol & St Emilion wines are mostly blended with Merlot. - Guided tour & tasting to a St Emilion Classified Growth - Lunch & sightseeing in the medieval city - Visit & tasting in a St Emilion Classified Growth - Wine tour to Pomerol appellation - 5:30/6pm Return to Bordeaux (Hotel, Train station, airport) Example of Chateaux : All our tours are differents and an unique experience to taste fine & rare wines. Lynch Bages, Pontet Canet, Giscours, Palmer, Lagrange, Gruaud larose, Angelus, Canon, Figeac, Petit Village, Gazin , Franc Mayne and many others ... Price list per person : Based on double occupancy (tapering charges)*
* Inclusions : 2 days private minivan roundtrip transportation - driver wine guide - 2 nights accommodation in Bordeaux - 2 breakfast - 2 Lunches - 6 wine tasting session to top estates 5 different vineyards - insurance - taxes. * Extra charge : Drinks & any personal expenses or service not mentioned in the above itinerary. Accommodation Can be in a hotel, attractive private guest house or boutique hotel (depending on availability). Located in Bordeaux close from all the main centers of interest, we have selected it on quality, services & strict standards of comfort. See an example. Availability :  Language available : English spoken tour Note: Note : Visits are not private, chateaux & schedules depend on availabilities but most of them are members of "Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux" which is a wage of quality. We can only confirm visited properties after your payment and a definitive itinerary will be sent to you before your arrival. Usually a tour with wine tasting takes around 1h/1h30 and they propose 2 different wines from the estate. Chateaux & wineries are closed from 12am until 2pm. The left bank (Medoc) is known for its famous wines : Margaux, Pauillac, Saint Julien, Saint Estephe and prestigious Chateaux : Margaux, Palmer, Latour, Mouton Rothschild ... Grands Crus Classes 1855, Crus Bourgeois or "artisans" vintages, come and meet men and women who make these wines of exceptions. A guided tour will make you discover terroir, appellation, vat room, ageing cellar and all the winemaking process from the grape to the glass. A commented wine tasting of different vintage will close the visits. Medoc it is also forest, water, gastronomy and a wonderful architectural heritage testifying to its richness and past. Bordered by wonderful residences and fields, discover the famous “Chateau wine road” which curves through all the Medoc like an open air museum.  The right bank (Saint-Emilion) the vineyard and the landscape are listed by the UNESCO as World
Heritage. Just a handful of wonderful highlights are honoured by such a distinction.The wine is a great tradition, and it was already well known during the Gallo-Roman period. This appellation produces a tremendously wide range of wines, for the greater delight of wine lovers everywhere in the world and owes its amazing variety to the rich diversity of their terroirs. Young wines have aromas of blackcurrant, raspberry, and blackberry, as well as vanilla and fresh toast. Older wines have a bouquet of leather or venison and generally have a better structure and more strength… Saint Emilion is close of other appelation as Lussac, Montagne or Pomerol. |
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