Saint-Émilion day tour: village visit, Châteaux and lunch
Description
Depart from the city center of Bordeaux aboard a van to discover Saint-Emilion, its wines, and its history. First, your guide will immerse you in the history of this UNESCO World Heritage site and its historical monuments. You will discover the secrets of this medieval town, which is the birthplace of Bordeaux viticulture. At noon, a visit and tasting of 3 wines will await you in a Château of the appellation. On the menu, a picnic from an artisanal and traditional caterer, who proposes fresh, local and tasty products, accompanied by a glass of wine! Afterwards, you will visit a second Château and enjoy a tasting of 2 wines. You will learn more about the specificities of this appellation, including the grape varieties and the winemaking techniques used to create these unique wines. To finish the day, you will go to a 3rd Château for a final tasting of 3 wines. Learn about wine, and ask all your questions to our guide!
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Itinerary
Meet your guide at OLALA Bordeaux - 2ter rue Mably - in Bordeaux downtown
Van ride to Saint-Emilion village, with explanation on Bordeaux vineyard by your guide and sightseeing along the vines.
Guided walking tour of the Unesco listed Saint-Emilion village.
Visit of a Château of Saint-Emilion appelation (guided visit of the winery and cellar + Tasting of 3 wines. Picnic lunch at the winery paired with a wine produced at the Château.
Visit of a second Saint-Emilion wine estate, to learn more about the specificities of the appellation, grape varieties and wine making techniques. Tasting of 3 wines.
3rd stop in a Saint-Emilion Château for a final tasting of 3 wines of the winery.
Get back at OLALA (2ter rue Mably - BORDEAUX)
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What's included
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- It is imperative to arrive 15 minutes before the departure time of your tour, no delay possible, to ensure the comfort of the group and the respect of the schedule.
- Excursions are guaranteed when at least 2 participants. For the very few occasions you would be the only passenger, we will contact you 24h before the day of your wine tour in order to propose an alternative.
- The guide will conduct the tour in English.
- The Chateaux and the schedule may vary, but the quality of the offer will remain the same. List of partner Châteaux in Saint emilion : Château Grangey, Château Palais Cardinal, Château Bernateau, Château Taillefer, Château Grand Corbin, Château Cadet Bon, Château Ambe Tour Pourret, Château Balestard la Tonelle…
- Children under 16 and pets are not allowed for the comfort of the group, so a private tour will be more suitable in your case.
Reviews(155)
Hugo was a great guide for the day! Very informative on the history of the region and of wine. Great winery choices and a fun lunch w great food.
A great day of talking wine, tasting wine and very good humour with our host Mia. 3 Chateau's and a chance to taste some excellent wines in a party of six. Mia was very knowledgeable and we learned a lot about how to sample and assess what is and is not a good red! A great day and well worth the money spent!
What a great day! We went to 3 family owned wineries of various sizes and got to experience various ways of production and of course tasted fabulous wine.
The group for our tour of eight persons from several countries met at the Olala Bordeaux offices near the Grand Theater for a full-day in the Saint-Émilion wine region. Our guide Margot began by taking us on a brief walking tour of the small village of Saint-Émilion itself, discussing its history and role in the origins of French wine production. We had just over half an hour to explore points of individual interest before heading to the first of three châteaux. At each, we were lead through a tasting of several wines produced at the respective vineyards by members of their staff, for a total of 12 different wines. We also toured some of their facilities and learned about the process for producing the wines. While at the second vineyard, we enjoyed a nice lunch that offered three options each for the appetizer, main course, and desert, accompanied of course by wine. The tour provided an excellent introduction to French wine production practices that give them their distinctive characteristics. Our guide and the vineyard staff members were not only very informative by also excellent hosts.
Hi, Margot will be very happy to read this comment, her passion for history and wine make her a great guide in our team. We are delighted that you enjoyed the castles offered in our company. We hope to see you again very soon at Olala Bordeaux
We have taken a lot of family vacations together, but I must say this wine tasting with Margot was one of our favorites! Margot was fantastic, and the tours were outstanding! First class all the way – highly recommend!!!!
thank you for this great review that goes straight to our heart, Margot will be delighted to see her work so complimented, including the "first class all the way"! Thank you again
We had such a great day. Our driver Renee was fantastic - very knowledgable and interesting and he made the day so fun. We visited 3 beautiful wineries who were very generous with their time and their wine!
We are happy to hear this, René is going to be thrilled to hear about this review. We always try pick the best wineries, so it's rewarding for us to see this ! Thank you again !
Our driver was delightful. She shared history of the area as she drove and was very helpful. Vineyard choices were great.
We are delighted to read this review, our guides love mixing wine knowledge, history and culutre throughout the visit! Thank you again for that comment!
This was a pleasant day from start to finish. The van was comfortable, clean and modern with great air conditioning. Silvie was very fun and animated as she shared her extensive knowledge about Bordeaux and Saint Emilion. She was open to unscripted conversation about what it's like to be a local and her life experiences adding to the interesting conversation during the 1 hour drive. We tasted a total of 11 wines in three Chateaus and each guide in the individual stops told us something different about wine making and tasting, so it wasn't information overload. We appreciated Silvie having umbrellas for our rainy day, and a back up location for our Picnic lunch which was a beautiful solarium room surrounded by hydrangeas.Thus was a great way to spend our last day in France and we were back to our hotel by 5pm.
Hello, thank you for this great comment, we are delighted to know that your turn was at the of your expectations. Sylvie is one of our most experienced guides and always ready to discuss all possible topics. It's also crucial that we make your comfort a priority, whether it's about the weather or the van journey. Thank you so much !
The tour was super excellent!! Our guide was Valentin and he is very knowledgeable and very good driver !! He is fun and good explaining everything with detail!!! We had a great time !! The places we visited were great. !! Thanks
This was a very well thought out and planned full day event. There were seven people per van that was very comfortable and air conditioned. While riding in the car the driver was giving so much information on Bordeaux, the history, wine and the region’s. We had a lovely relaxing lunch. Three different chateau’s with generous wine tasting. I would highly recommend this tour.
