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Saint Emilion Wine Tour Tasting Half Day from Bordeaux
- 5 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 2 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Come to discover the prestigious vineyard of Saint-Emilion ! Go off to explore the lovely medieval village of Saint-Emilion, taste top wines and visit both prestigious and rustic wineries during a 5-hours tour in minibus (maximum of 8 people) with a savvy guide. At each winery, you will have an introduction about the history of the estate, then you will visit the technical installations, ending with an explanation about the oak barrels and the aging process. The tour will end with a commented tasting of the Château wines. Your tour includes 6 wines tasting minimum and a French aperitif (cheese, cured meat, chocolate & crackers...) OR sweet specialities from Bordeaux macaroons from Saint-Emilion & cannelés depending on the day of the visit. The visit fo Saint-Emilion village is included in the tour. The morning tour starts at 8.30 am and finishs at 1.30 pm (+/- 15 minutes) The afternoon tour starts at 13.30 pm and finishs at 6.30pm (+/- 15 minutes)
Inclusions
What's included
- 6 wine tastings minimum
- Local guide
- Wineries visit fees
- Guided tour of Saint-Emilion
- Snacks
- Transport by minibus (departure and arrival mentioned in the voucher)
What's not
- Gratuities
- Personal expense
- Entrance fee to monuments
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Booster seat
Itinerary
Bordeaux - Saint-Emilion : 45 minutes/1h Saint-Emilion - Bordeaux : 45 minutes/1h During the drive, your guide, speaking english, will give you informations about the history of the Bordeaux vineyard and will explain you the program of the day. During the trip, you will visit 2 wineries : a top winery classified Grand Cru Classé and a family-run estate.
During the tour, you will visit 2 wineries, 1 top winery (Grand Cru Classé) and a family-run estate. Your tour includes 2 wineries visit (introduction about the history of the estate and technical informations about how to make the wine), 6 wines tasting minimum in total and a French aperitif (cheese, cured meat & bread at the 1° or 2nd winery) OR sweet specialities from Bordeaux macaroons from Saint-Emilion & cannelés depending on the day of the visit.
Go off to explore the lovely medieval village of Saint-Emilion, listed as World Heritage Site by Unesco. The tour can be guided or if you wish, you can have free time in Saint-Emilion.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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5Excellent Wine-Tasting Experience
Our guide, Sonia was knowledgeable and fun! We went to two small wineries for tastings of excellent, quality wine, and then spent about an hour on our own in mid-evil St. Emillion. It was a wonderful experience, and I highly recommend!
5Absolutely a Must See!
Saint Emilion what beautiful historic little town. Really a must see for anyone coming to Bordeaux. Very charming! The winery’s were fantastic as well! Love this wine region!
5Great tour
Sonia was a great host, and really really enjoyed our time on the tour. Highly recommend for anyone visiting! And the wine was great!
5Perfect half day trip for a stay in Bordeaux
Small group, comfortable drive and knowledgeable guide made this made this a great choice for our stay in Bordeaux. Not too much driving. Great way to visit St Emilion, definitely worth it. And two distinct wineries with superb wines. Particularly appreciated they were smaller, family run, multi generational wineries. Highly recommend
5Great tour
Pleasant drive out to Saint Emilion to taste local wines at two wineries. Also stopped at the village for a visit and coffee break. Our guide was really interesting and the small group was fun and friendly.
3Misleading experience but ok for price point
We picked this tour for the ratings and price point, but honestly the experience was misleading given the ratings and photos on the site. There was the bare minimum of snacks (and part of group ate essentially all of them, which was quite inconsiderate…), and while the grand cru winery and tasting was good, it was quite fast and rushed. The larger estate was large but we didn’t do any of the things described in the posting such as actually see the vineyard, or hear about the specific processes and history of saint emillion wines. Our guide was kind but also offered similarly the bare essentials of information, which we filled in the gaps ourselves later on in our time in Bordeaux.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- the meeting point is between LCL banque (1 place de Stalingrad) et Wasabi Café (3 place de Stalingrad)
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Bordeaux So You
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children under 18 years of age must be accompanied by an adult
- Visit in french and english
- Bring your passport or national identity card
- Please arrive 10 minutes early the start of the trip
- Think of taking comfortable shoes !
- We do not provide child car seats
How it compares in Bordeaux
- Its from-price is 64% below the median of the 88 day trips we list in Bordeaux.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 8 of 88.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Bordeaux
Bordeaux, on the Garonne in south-west France, is a stone-fronted port city and the centre of one of the world's great wine regions.
The pale limestone façades of the eighteenth century give Bordeaux an elegant, even look, and the curve of the Garonne, the Port of the Moon, is part of its UNESCO listing. Place de la Bourse faces the river, and the Miroir d'eau, a shallow reflecting pool, mirrors it. The Grand Théâtre, Saint-André Cathedral with its separate Pey-Berland tower, and the long pedestrian Rue Sainte-Catherine make up the centre.
Top-ranked sights in Bordeaux: Place de la Bourse (Place Royale), Porte Cailhau, Grosse Cloche.
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