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The Definitive Bordeaux Wine Tour

This is the best of the best!  Exceptional visits and tastings underline this superlative week in Bordeaux.  Experience the top growths personally -  for this itinerary we visit only the premier wineries.*   You can also have your own private wine coach with you throughout your entire stay to talk you through the complexities of the region.  When we’re done you’ll be the expert!

*Don’t forget these are only suggestions. You are the boss!

Arrival Day

Transfer to your hotel.

Drop your bags and meet your guide.

An introduction to tasting in one of the hotel’s private lounges with your guide, with whom you will learn the Bordeaux basics before going out in the vineyards.  No need to go it cold!  With this knowledge, you won’t ever feel like a wine idiot again.

Day 2 Pessac-Leognan, Graves and Sauternes

A morning of cellar visits and tastings in Pessac-Leognan.

Lunch in a charming local restaurant.

Two visits and tastings in Sauternes.

Day 3  The Great Wines of Saint Emilion

Cellar visit and tasting at a top growth in St Emilion before lunch.

Free time to discover this amazing UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Two visits in Pomerol and St Emilion.

Day 4  More left bank, Pessac-Leognan and the Medoc

Visit and tasting at the infamous Haut Brion, then on to the Medoc.

Lunch en route.

Visit and tasting in Margaux and St Julien-Beychevelle appellations.

Day 5 Deeper into the left bank, Paulliac and beyond

Cellar visit and tasting in Pauillac.

Light lunch.

Two more cellar visits and tastings in Pauillac  and St Estephe.

Gourmet option:  If you are an epicurean, add two Michelin-starred meals and the ultimate Bordeaux  experience  will be yours! Don’t miss the opportunity to sample the molecular creations of Thierry Marx at Cordeillan Bages in Pauillac or the exquisite cuisine of Philippe Etchebest at the Hostellerie de Plaisance in St Emilion.

*All visits are subject to availability at the time of booking.

This tour includes: 4 nights accommodation, 4 breakfasts, 4 lunches,  All cellar visits and tastings

This tour does not include:  Tourist tax, transportation (speak with us for various options), beverages with meals. (you are free to choose the vintages!) Any other extras.

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Food and Wine

Bordeaux would not be the same without  great chefs and there is a whole host to choose from!  We will sample some of the best restaurants and wineries.  Try your hand at several different cooking classes, either demonstrations or hands-on practical.  A wine and food pairing workshop compliments your tour and you will return home with a fresh look about Bordeaux’s culinary culture.  Don’t worry, we include some light days to give you time off but don’t forget your running shoes!

Day 1:  Chateau cooking course in Pessac-Leognan

Cooking demonstration with a Chateau Chef at Haut Bailly

Lunch at the Chateau

Visits and tastings in two chateaux in Pessac Leognan

Day 2:  Wine and food pairing in Sauternes

Sauterne wine and food pairing visit

Lunch in a local bistrot

Two visits and tastings in the afternoon

Day 3: Saint Emilion UNESCO World Heritage

St Emilion wine tasting course

Light Lunch

Visit and tasting in two top chateaux of St Emilion and Pomerol

Gourmet dinner at the Hostellerie de Plaisance, two Michelin stars

All visits are subject to availability at the time of booking.

This tour includes: 3 nights accommodation, 3 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 1 dinner, cooking demonstrations, wine tasting course, all cellar visits and tastings,  a guide

Not included: Tourist tax, transportation (speak with us for various options), beverages with meals, (you are free to choose the vintages!) any other extras.

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The Weekend Warrior

Short stays?  Not a lot of time? Don’t worry.   You can experience the best Bordeaux has to offer in just a short time.  Team  that with golf  or a spa visit and you’re set!

Weekend Cellar Break

Friday pm: Arrival

Transfer and dinner in your hotel

Saturday: Pessac-Leognan

Breakfast

One or two cellar visits and tastings

Lunch in a local bistrot

One or two more cellar visits in the afternoon

Dinner

Sunday: The Medoc

Cellar visit and tasting

Quick lunch

On to the airport

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Spa and Wine Break

Friday pm: Arrival

Transfer and dinner in your hotel

Saturday: Spa day

Relax with a day of pampering luxury, wrap yourself in merlot skins, exfoliate with a grape-seed massage or facial.  LesSources de Caudalie has discovered the miraculous benefits of what was once discarded during the winemaking process.

Lunch at the hotel.

A visit and tasting (if you can tear yourself away from the spa!) or relax with a bicycle ride around Pessac-Leognan.

Sunday: La Brede

A cultural visit to the chateau of La Brede, the birthplace of French writer François Mauriac.

Picnic on the grounds.

Departure for the airport.

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Golf and Wine Break

Whatever your handicap you will enjoy the varied courses around Bordeaux    

Friday: late morning arrival

Lunch then two visits in the Medoc

On to Bordeaux to visit the UNESCO World heritage sites

Dinner in downtown Bordeaux

Saturday: Golf

Early morning tee off on ”Les Chateaux” course of Le Pian Medoc.

Lunch at the club house

Two visits and tastings

Dinner at your hotel

Sunday: more golf

Another game of golf on “Les Vignes” course at le Pian

Lunch

Departure for the airport

All visits are subject to availability at the time of booking.

The above  tours include:  2 nights accommodation, 2 breakfasts, lunches,  dinners, all cellar visits and tastings, a guide, golf, spa or, Chateau laBrede visit depending on the tour

These tours do not include:Tourist tax, transportation (speak with us for various options)Beverages with meals. You are free to choose the vintages!      Any other extras.

Contact us for this tour.

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