Bordeaux | Great Wine Blends of Bordeaux Small Group Tour

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Immerse yourself in all things Bordeaux enjoying tours that will take you to the Medoc and Saint Emilion wine regions and travel along the Château Route, enjoy wine tastings in carefully selected châteaux, and discover the medieval charm of Saint-Emilion village in a small group with no more than 8 like-minded travellers!

Day 1: Bordeaux

Welcome to Bordeaux! Arriving at Bordeaux airport or railway station you’ll find your driver waiting and ready to bring you comfortably to your hotel in central Bordeaux. Check in and enjoy some free time to discover this lively city on your own. Classified "City of Art and History", Bordeaux has been inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List as "an outstanding urban and architectural ensemble" and there will be no shortage of sites to be explored. 

Day 2: Medoc Wine Tour

This morning, head towards the famous Medoc wine region. Beginners and seasoned wine connoisseurs alike will find plenty to love on this small-group guided wine-tasting tour of Medoc led by local expert wine guides. Your first stop will be at a winery located along the Castle Road. This small winding road, also known as the D2, is lined with some of the most prestigious wineries of the Medoc and crosses through the different appellations that make up the Medoc such as Margaux, Saint Julien, Pauillac and Saint Estephe. Upon arrival at the winery, start your visit with a tour of the property before being taken to the technical installations where you can learn about the whole wine-making process. After the visit, it will be time to experience your first commented wine-tasting session. This will be a chance to gain an excellent understanding of the wines produced here, whether as an introduction to wines or to expand on your existing knowledge. The wine-tasting sessions in Bordeaux are very refined and the experience is all about elegance, fruit, quality, aromas and flavours, rather than quantity. Of course, it is possible to buy some bottles at the winery to enjoy later as well. The tour then continues along the famous wine route to the town of Pauillac where you'll have free time for lunch on your own.  Your guide will point out the different lunch options but please note that due to strict timing for the winery visits, we suggest that you opt for a light meal that will not be very time-consuming. After lunch, it will be time to slowly make our way back towards Bordeaux. Along the way, we will stop at two more carefully chosen wineries so that your full-day wine tour to the Medoc is complete. On a typical day, we will select wineries of different appellations, an important aspect of our tour as the wines in France are based on the importance of the terroir - a combination of the soil, the climate and the expertise of the winemaker. Following the visit and wine-tasting session at the two wineries, it will be time to return to Bordeaux with an expected arrival at 6.00 pm. (B)

Day 3: Saint Emilion Wine Tour

Today depart Bordeaux on a small-group Saint Emilion wine tour, starting with a scenic drive through the vineyards and rolling hills of the Saint Emilion wine-producing region located on the right bank. After about an hour, we'll reach the first stop - a selected Grand Cru Winery. All winery tours in Bordeaux include a visit to the technical installations first, where a local guide of the winery will explain the wine-making process and how, from a complex blending of different grape varieties and storage in oak barrels, the local wineries obtain one of the world's most delicious wines. A second wine Chateau is on the program this morning. Again, after the visit to the property and the installations, you'll enjoy a commented tasting of the Chateau's excellent wines. The tour then moves on to the gorgeous village of Saint Emilion itself, a rare example of a largely intact medieval town whose geography has not been modified over the centuries. You'll enjoy a short guided walking tour taking in important historical sites Saint Emilion, after which you will have some free time for lunch (not included) and to continue exploring the village on your own. In the afternoon, it will be time to discover one more property of the right bank, with a visit & wine tasting in another Classified Growth Chateau. Here you also have the opportunity to learn about the unique way in which most of the Bordeaux wines are sold and the secret world of the 'Negociants', before returning to Bordeaux at around 5:30 pm. (B)

Day 4: Bordeaux

This morning you’ll have breakfast at your hotel before your transfer returns you to the railway station or the airport to begin your journey home. (B)

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