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Private 2 Days Bordeaux Wine Tasting Tours

2 Days of visits and wine tasting in the left and right banks of Bordeaux

This 2 days of wine tours in the Bordeaux vineyards is a fun and good way to discover Medoc and St Emilion regions, "Chateaux Grands Crus Classes" as well as smaller family owned wineries. To give you the best experience, this tour is private. Our tour-guides are all Bordeaux insiders, wine lovers. They will teach you about Bordeaux wines, you will also learn about culture, history and could enjoy French local gastronomy in our selection of gourmet restaurants.

2 days Bordeaux wine tatsing tour
2 days of visit and wine tasting in Bordeaux




Itinerary

(Vineyard map)

Day 1: Medoc, Margaux, Pauillac, St Julien... (Left bank / Cabernet)


The most famous and beautiful estates (Margaux, Palmer, Lafite, Latour, Mouton...). are located in the Medoc region. A driven sightseeing tour will show you some of them & you could also experience wine tastings to different Chateaux Grand Cru Classe 1855.

Pick-up from your hotel (private vehicle & personal tour-guide)
Visit a wine tasting* in Grand Cru Classe 1855
Enjoy a gourmet lunch in a local restaurant (included)
Sight-seeing on the Chateau wine road (Lafite, Latour, Margaux ...)
Visit & wine tasting* in a Grand Cru Classe 1855
Return to Bordeaux & overnight at your hotel.

Day 2: St Emilion & Pomerol (Right bank / Merlot)


Spend a day A day between wine and history. Saint Emilion is one of the oldest wine area of the Bordeaux. The medieval village, the vineyard and the landscape are listed by the UNESCO as World Heritage site.

Pick-up from your hotel
Guided tour & wine tasting* in a St Emilion Grand Cru Classe
Sightseeing around the picturesque St Emilion limestone hills vineyard
Lunch at a local restaurant (included)
Free time for personal discovery of the medieval town
Guided tour and wine tasting* in a family owned vineyard
5:00/6 pm Return to Bordeaux (train station, airport)

€ 799

-price per person
-2 days of tour
-2 lunches
-private tour
-personal guide
-upgraded tasting
-all year round


Itinerary.pdf


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*Upgraded Tasting (Incuded)

 upgrated wine tasting

The regular visits & tasting include usually 2 wines. In this tour, all the tasting are upgraded with with either old vintages, vertical tasting or barrel tasting. It is an unique opportunity to taste more and unique wines.

Option 1 Grand Tasting in St Emilion (€ 15 pp)

Start with a private visit of one of the First Growth of St Emlion and then go in a local wine shop in Saint Emilion for wine tasting. Leaded by a Bordeaux wines consultant, this "Grand Tasting" will give you the occasion to learn more and travel over the Bordeaux vineyards, taste and discover a selection of unknown good-value "Petits Chateaux" as well as famous Grands Crus Classes . Easy shipping all over the world.

Option 2 Winemaker of a Day (€ 110 pp)

 wine blending class

A fun and educational way to learn more about Bordeaux wines. During this blending workshop you will be the winemaker, you will blend some Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc to make your own bottle of wine.


Example of Chateaux (winery) usually visited


All our tours are differents and an unique experience to taste fine & rare wines.
Lynch Bages, Pichon Baron, Beychevelle, du Tertre, Lagrange, Gruaud larose, Canon la Gaffelière, Beausejour and many others ...

For each of our tours and packages there is a detailed section showing what is included or not included. With

33Tour Bordeaux & Chateaux
there is no surprise you always know what your are paying for.

Inclusions
2 days exclusive private minivan A/C transportation - personal guide - 2 Lunches - visits & tasting fees - insurance - taxes.

Extra charge
Drinks, option & any personal expenses or service not mentioned in the above itinerary.


Language available : English spoken tour (with french accent)

Note:
Visits are private & only by appointment. Chateaux & schedules depend on availabilities but most of them are members of "Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux" which is a mark 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. Chateaux visited & wineries are closed from 12am until 2pm.

The left bank (Medoc)

The Medoc is well known as a wine growing region located on the left bank of the Gironde estuary. Its name means in old French "The land of the middle" as it is located between the ocean on one side and the Gironde river on the other side.

The region started to become famous back to the end of XVII Century as the wines from this region was shipped all over the world.

French families, rich people from Bordeaux as the wine merchants, wine brokers, bankers, aristocrates started to buy hectares of land and built beautiful chateaux.

During this day trip you will see the most popular one as Lafite, Latour, Margaux ... visit and taste in some of the famous Chateaux Grands Crus Classes.



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 second day of this tour will brink you back to the old time as the history of Saint Eilion started on the VIII century. Located on the right bank of Bordeaux, this wine region is one of the most spectacular and beautiful vineyard in the world. Less famous than the Medoc, the right bank as much more to offer in terms of sightseeing and lasnscape.

The wines from the right bank are also very well known to produce soft and fruity merlot wines. You will experience some of them during the tasting.



For a complete wine tour experience, you might be also interested in our 4 days wine tour in Bordeaux or if you want to mixed red and sweet wines check our 2 days tour in Medoc and Sauternes..