Private Wine Lovers Tour - Gorgeous Graves & Sauternes, discover the diversity
Description
Visit and wine tasting at three châteaux in this wonderful but often overlooked region. It is in fact the birth place of the wines of Bordeaux and there are beautiful woods, and slopes down to the Rivers. It is this region that gives you the unique chance to taste a range of Bordeaux wines; its wonderful red wines, crisp dry and complex white wines (this is the best region for whites in Bordeaux) and delicious sweet wines (made from the mystical 'noble rot'). Grand picnic lunch in the gardens of a family château where we will see behind the scenes. This will give you a wonderful insight into the diversity of Bordeaux, its wines and its history. We will try and meet those involved with the winemaking process to get an insider's view. Unique insight into Bordeaux. Bigger numbers are possible, transport costs go up slightly. Contact me for more details. Pick up and drop off from your hotel or ship in Bordeaux and then we will drive the 30 minutes or so to Graves.
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Itinerary
We will visit three top wine châteaux with full visit and tasting at each
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Important Information
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- It can get chilly in the cellars so a light jacket or shawl is recommended
- Dress code is smart casual
Reviews(2)
Super luxurious, pricey, but worth every penny. A very private vineyard tour - literally my wife and I and our guide for the day. Our guide, Aurelian, collected us from our hotel first thing. An ex Bordeaux wine merchant, his knowledge of all things Bordeaux and all things wine was sensational. Driving in his comfortable car we set off for the less well known corner of Bordeaux. First to Graves, home of some particular Bordeaux reds, but also some very unusual but excellent dry whites. Part of Bordeaux, but very specifically their own area too. A wonderful chateau visit with Emily at a smaller chateau (30k bottles in a good year) - massively knowledgable, a great tour and some really informative samples to taste to help educate these two novice rosbifs! A wonderful experience. On to chateau two which happened to have a beautiful restaurant attached. Stopped for lunch with our guide and carried on the conversation of the day. Chateau 2 and 3 of the day were down in Sauternes. As fairly recent converts to the joy of good dessert wine, this was absolutely fascinating. The differences in vintages, different blends, in how long the bottle had aged, in different vineyards and areas of the same vineyard a few hundred yards apart, and in different winemakers approaches were startlingly illustrated. Absolutely fascinating and educational. A great tour - the passion of the owner of the business comes through loud and clear, and in Aurelian she has a wonderful person to share his knowledge. A very full day out - not cheap at all, but you cannot beat the experience of being the centre of attention, especially if a bit worried about getting caught up in a bigger tour with experts or wine bores. Wonderful.
Only a few weeks ago returned home from France where 3 couples had the most educational fun informative personal experience amongst the vines chateaus and villages of beautiful Bordeaux. All was organised to perfection and it would have been impossible to have the one on one experience we had with wine makers and owners that we di without this private tour. The best and beyond my expectations !!
