Sauternes & Graves One day discovering white dry and gold sweet wines
This day wine tour in the Graves appellation is the best way to understand all the Bordeaux wines diversity and complexity. Reds are powerful and full-bodied, the dry whites elegant and delicate, the sweet whites opulent and luscious. This terroir offer to wine lovers a various choice of very harmonious wines.
Activities During this day you could visit three different Chateaux (wineries) in Sauternes & Pessac Leognan appellations. Learn how the noble root can give to the Sauternes, honey favours, orange, white fowers, mint or gingerbread favours.
Itinerary Pick up from your hotel (private vehicle & personal guide)
Visit & wine tasting in a Sauternes 1st Classifed Growth
Wine tasting in a Chateau in Sauternes
Stop for lunch in a local gourmet restaurant
Visit & wine tasting in a Chateau in Pessac Léognan*
5:30/6 pm Return to Bordeaux (hotel, train station, airport) Option 1 : Visit & tasting at Chateau d'Yquem (€ 84 pp) The legendary Chateau d'Yquem classifed as a Premier Grand Cru Superieur in 1855 welcome you in a luxury ambiance. Visit the Chateau, learn about the Terroir and then fnish with a wine tasting of this fabulous Sauternes.
Option 2 : Sauternes Vertical Tasting (€ 20 pp) this master workshop, will allow you to taste and discover 3 different vintages of 1st Growth Chateau Suduiraut. From old vintage to younger one this is an unique sensory experience, taste the caramel, orange, chocolate, pineapple, vanilla, peppermint aromas in a same glass of wine ...
*Example of Châteaux Wine tasted are usually rated 90-100 pts +++ - Visits & tasting fees included Larrivet Haut Brion, Pessac Léognan - Experience red, white & dessert wines Smith Haut Laftte, Pessac Leognan - Learn a lot about " Terroir ", history & culture Pape Clément, Pessac Leognan - Exclusive private A/C minivan transportation Carbonnieux, Pessac Leognan - Personal friendly driver wine expert Guiraud 1er cru, Sauternes - English spoken tour Haut Paraguey, 1er Cru, Sauternes - Enjoy our selection of gourmet local restaurants Suduiraut, 1er Cru, Sauternes Chantegrive, Graves - Early booking, better visits And many others ... - Private tours, limited availabilities
Price for 2 persons € 469 extra person € 90 kids < 18yo are free of charge
Included Exclusive private A/C minivan transportation, personal friendly driver wine guide, visits & tasting fees, pick- up & drop-off from your hotel, English spoken tour, fuel, insurance, taxes.
Extra charge Lunch, option & any personal expenses Pick up or drop off outside of Bordeaux
This offer is not a reservation and depends on availabilities at the moment of your booking
Please note that our tours are private, available upon demand and are not scheduled for mixed groups. Visits are not private and only by appointment. Chateaux and schedule depend on their own availabilities. This offer is not a reservation, it depends on availability at the moment of your booking and will be confrmed after an advance fee payment (30% of total amount). Balance has to be paid 15 days before the beginning of our services. We can only confrm visited wineries after your payment and a defnitive itinerary will be sent to you before your arrival. We are fexible and we can accept some modifcation in limit of 1 change depending on availabilities. Any extra change or modifcation will be charged 20€ each.
Consume alcohol with moderation. 33Tour Bordeaux & Chateaux Member of the Bordeaux Tourist Board / Tour operator N° IM033100027 Insurance Hiscox 33100 Bordeaux / Garant fnancier BPSO 33000 Bordeaux