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Saint-Émilion: Bordeaux Vineyard Tour and Wine Tasting

1. Saint-Émilion: Bordeaux Vineyard Tour and Wine Tasting

Dive into the world of Bordeaux wines with an intimate visit to a local family vineyard and explore their cellars. Visit the quaint medieval community of Saint-Émilion for a tour of the renowned Château Saint-Georges and taste some of their high-quality wines. Start your visit by hearing about the history of the founding family, still working on the estate after five generations. Learn about the different grape varieties used and the unique soil that heightens the quality of the wines produced at this property with a privileged location on Pavie Hill. Step into the cellar for a detailed explanation of winemaking and the aging process that takes place in the barrels. Taste a selection of their wines, which are known for their elegance and fall under the exclusive Saint-Émilion Grand Cru appellation.

Saint-Émilion: Vineyard Walking Tour and Tasting

2. Saint-Émilion: Vineyard Walking Tour and Tasting

Take a tour of the family-run Château Haute-Nauve in Saint-Émilion. Walk through the vineyards and learn about the production of French wine from the makers, visit the wine cellars, and finish the experience with a tasting of three wines from the premises. Start with a tour of the vineyard, where you'll hear about the family history of the estate, and the specificities and varieties of the Saint-Émilion wine appellation. See various plots of vines and learn about how work on the vineyard changes throughout the year. Amongst other sights, you'll spot a wind turbine and a bottle of wine 6 meters tall. Hear how the Château tackles challenges like crop frost, prioritizes sustainability and diversification, and develops new wine varieties. Next, visit the vinification cellar to learn about the entire production process, including fermentation, pumping, and pressing. The tour ends in the barrel cellar, where you'll see the methods used for aging wine. Finish with a guided tasting of three wines from the Château, including two with Grand Cru appellations.

Saint-Emilion: Guided Winery Visits and Picnic

3. Saint-Emilion: Guided Winery Visits and Picnic

During this tour, you'll see 2 different winery styles. First, discover a traditional winery with an authentic cellar and typical architecture of Saint-Emilion, producing a traditional style of wine for the region. The second winery is forward-looking, with a modern cellar and cutting-edge technology. Discover how the winemakers use current technology and viticulture techniques to perfect the winemaking process and produce a different, innovative style of wine. Learn about the vines, the varietals, the aging, and everything about it. Continue the tour by tasting 3 Saint Emilion Grand Cru wines from the different estates with an introduction to wine-tasting techniques. The visit and tasting will be followed by a picnic paired with your choice glass of wine.

Saint-Émilion: Private Walking Tour & Magnificent Views

4. Saint-Émilion: Private Walking Tour & Magnificent Views

This guided walk will allow you to learn more about the history of the development of the city, from its origins to the present day. Walk along the ramparts, imagine the life of the monks through the old monasteries and the magnificent views of the city. An outside explanation of the monolithic church, the collegiate church, the palace of the archbishops, and the remains of the fortifications will be possible with the tour guide. The advantage of booking a private walking tour is that the visit takes place at your own pace. This tour offers a high degree of flexibility whether you are looking for a tour that takes in all the famous sites or something more off the beaten track. Your private guide will have the knowledge and expertise to create the perfect walking tour, according to your wishes!

Saint-Emilion: Guided Hike with Winery Visit and Tasting

5. Saint-Emilion: Guided Hike with Winery Visit and Tasting

Discover Saint-Emilion and it’s wine on this unique guided tour of the town and hike to a local family owned vineyard. Your tour starts in the centre of the town discovering the local must see locations learning of the rich historic past. View the main sights for 1h before leaving the town and starting your 45min walk to a local chateau. Once you arrive enjoy a 1h guide visit by the chateau discover how the wine is made from growing to bottling. Afterwards, enjoy a wine tasting followed by a locally sourced picnic with more wine. A 45min walk awaits for tour return for starting location in the town.

Saint-Émilion: Private Guided Walking Tour

6. Saint-Émilion: Private Guided Walking Tour

Follow your guide through several centuries of history. From the village's foundation in the 8th century to the French Revolution in 1789 through the period of English domination:Discover the rich past of Saint-Émilion through its main monuments. Traditional streets, cloisters, city gate, fortifications and underground monuments have so much to tell you. Without forgetting a viewpoint to admire the beautiful sleeping city. This guided walk will allow you to learn more about the history of the development of the city, from its origins to the present day. Walk along the ramparts, imagine the life of the monks through the old monasteries and the magnificent views of the city. An outside explanation of the monolithic church, the collegiate church, the palace of the archbishops, and the remains of the fortifications will be possible with the tour guide. The advantage of booking a private walking tour is that the visit takes place at your own pace. This tour offers a high degree of flexibility whether you are looking for a tour that takes in all the famous sites or something more off the beaten track. Your private guide will have the knowledge and expertise to create the perfect walking tour, according to your wishes!

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Overall rating

4.7 / 5

based on 283 reviews

We had an absolutely amazing experience! His English was fantastic and you can tell how passionate he is about his 4th generation family vineyard. We learned so much about the production of high-quality wine in France and tasted some of the best wine we have tried thus far while visiting Europe. He answered all of our questions with ease (no matter how dumb they may have been) and we HIGHLY recommend to anyone in the Saint-Emilion/ Bordeaux area!

A superb parenthesis in the vineyards with Florent. Thank you for this moment of discovery and transmission of your know-how. An experience that met all our expectations. To do without hesitation!

Florent is a passionate winemaker, very friendly and accessible, we had a great time. Tastefully we were not disappointed and we enriched our cellar with pleasure. To discover absolutely.

Very nice and very interesting visit Following this visit you will have acquired the first fruits of viticulture The owner shares with you the love of his profession

Excellent experience. Matthieu is so knowledgeable and affable. We really enjoyed our visit.