Full-Day gourmet tour & Medoc visit with lunch Bordeaux and Medoc Vineyards Experience
ID: GYG62315-87254
Category:
Country: France
Duration:
10:00 hours
Description
Discover Bordeaux while ambling through the city and the vineyards enjoying the French "Art de vivre" ingredients: history, traditions, architecture, wine and food.
Meet your guide in the center of Bordeaux and start your walking tour around the 18th-century city of Bordeaux, which was UNESCO classified in 2007. On Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, enjoy the famous pastry of Bordeaux: the canelé. Then you will discover the characters of famous cheeses such as Comté, Roquefort, and Brie in a cheese seller. To finish, you will stop at a pork butcher shop and enjoy local charcuterie with a glass of wine.
Followed by this, enjoy all your products in our apartment with a glass of wine.
2.00 PM: Drive from Bordeaux to the Medoc Region. Enjoy the journey through the mythical "chateaux route" and learn from your guide about this history of Bordeaux and Medoc wines.
Shortly afterwards, you will arrive at a charming family run estate (Château Siran, Château Malescasse...) in the region, and spend a few hours touring its vineyards, vat room, and cellars, and hearing the story of the passionate family who has kept the vineyard alive for many generations.
Reward yourself with a tasting class, and discover the intense colors, woody aromas, and tannic tastes of the wine world.
Between the two winery visits, you will do a quick stop at Château Margaux to do some pictures in front of the most famous winery of Bordeaux!
In the late afternoon, make your way to a beautiful Great Classified Growth 1855 estate (Château Marquis de Terme, Château Desmirail...), one of the most prestigious châteaux of Bordeaux.
Enjoy some explanations about their wine-making process and finish the visit with a tasting of the estate's wines while enjoying an aperitif of French delicacies, including cheese, dark chocolate, fresh bread, and dry sausage.
7.15 pm: drop off in Bordeaux
Highlights
- Enjoy a walking tour of Bordeaux city center
- Stop off at 4 local producers : cannelé, chocolate, cheese & charcuterie shop
- Taste local delicacies at each producer
- Lunch at A la Française's Apartment
- Visit 2 gorgeous châteaux (one Growth Classified) and indulge in 4 wine tastings
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
• This is a small group with a maximum of 8 people
• The tour may be cancelled if there is only 1 participant. the tour operator legally requires a minimum of two people to operate the tour. If so, you will be contacted and get a full refund.
All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
Bordovino Apartment
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
Cancellation is not possible. If you cancel it anyway or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity and the money you paid will not be refunded.
