Full Day Medoc Wine Tour

One day of visits and wine tasting in the Medoc red wines region (Cabernet Sauvignon) and famous classify growth chateaux

Why some Bordeaux wines are so legendary, what are the secrets of this divine beverage? We have selected for you the best visits & wine tasting in famous Medoc region (Margaux, Pauillac, Saint Julien...) and top Chateaux Grands Crus Classes of 1855. Explore the region in a private minivan with your personal guide and learn more about history and Bordeaux wines. A driven sightseeing on the famous "Wine Road" will show you some of the most beautiful and prestigious one as Chateau Margaux, Lafite, Latour, Mouton ... Follow the steps of Thomas Jefferson who visited the Medoc region in 1787!

Itinerary

(Vineyard map)

9:00 /9:30am Pick-up from your hotel (private vehicle & personal guide)

Guided tour & wine tasting in a Pauillac or Margaux Classified Growth 1855

Stop for lunch in a local gourmet restaurant

Driven sightseeing tour on the Chateau's road (Lafite, Latour, Mouton, Margaux ...)

Visit & wine tasting St Julien or St Estephe Classified Growth 1855

Wine tasting in another Classified Growth 1855

6:30/7pm Return to Bordeaux

Example of Chateaux usually visited according to availability

Beychevelle, Pichon Baron, Lynch Bages, Du Tertre, Haut Bages Liberal, Gruaud Larose, Lagrange, Lafon Rochet ...
Feel free to send us a list of your favorite vineyards that you would like to go but First Growth are not open for visits.

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€ 659

- private tour
- personal guide
- visits & tasting
- for 2 persons
- all year round

Itinerary.pdf

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Option 1: Need more wine? Upgrade your tasting (€ 130 pp)

The regular visit & tasting includes usually 2 or 3 wines. For some more fees, some vineyards offer you to upgrade their tasting with either old vintages, vertical tasting or barrel tasting. Choose this option if you want to experience more wines during the visits.

Option 2: You want less & be back earlier? Remove one visit & save money (€ -29 pp)

Our tour includes three visits and tasting. However, two visits are usually enough to get a good idea of the wines of the Medoc, but if you want to spend less time visiting vineyards, it's possible to do away with one. The price will be reduced. Choose this option if you're interested.

Price information

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Price :
for 2 persons € 659
More than 2 persons? price dependant on your group size, ask us for a quote.

Inclusions :
Visit & tasting fees, exclusive private recent minivan A/C - personal guide - roundtrip transportation from your hotel in Bordeaux - fuel - insurance - taxes.

Extra charge :
Drinks, lunch, option & any personal expenses. Pick up or drop off outside of Bordeaux.

Language available : English spoken tour (with french accent)

Duration : 8-9h

Delay : Some Chateaux are very sought after or very exclusive. Your request has to be sent earlier the better.
Don’t hesitate to let us know in your request if you have any preference for specifc wineries but, visit to First Growth (Lafite, Latour, Margaux or Mouton) can not be guaranteed

Objective of this tour : To allow the wine lovers from all over the world to taste Pauillac & Margaux wines and visit some of the Bordeaux most famous top estates.

Note : Visits are not private & only by special arrangement. Chateaux & schedule depend on availabilities. We can only confirm visited properties after your payment and a definitive itinerary will be sent to you before your arrival. Usually a tour with wine tasting takes around 1h/1h30 and they propose 2 wines from the estate. Chateaux & wineries are closed from 12am until 2pm.

The 1855 classification

The 1855 Classification was requested by Emperor Napoleon III to present the most famous Bordeaux wines at the Paris Universal exhibition. To follow up on the Emperor's request, the Bordeaux brokers ranked the wines in 5 levels according to a chateau's reputation and trading price.

The result was the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855:

First Growths (5):
- Lafite Rothschild (Pauillac)
- Latour (Pauillac)
- Margaux
- Mouton Rothschild (Pauillac)
- Haut Brion (Pessac) see our Sauternes & Graves Tours

Second Growths (14) :
- Rauzan Segla (Margaux)*
- Gruaud Larose (St Julien)*
- Pichon Longueville (Pauillac)*
- Pichon Comtesse (Pauillac)*
- Cos d'Estournel ( St Estephe)*
- Rauzan Gassies (Margaux)*
- Lascombes (Margaux)*
- Montrose (St Estephe)
- Leoville Las Cases (St Julien)
- Ducru Beaucaillou (St Julien)*
- Leoville Poyferre (St Julien)*
- Leoville Barton (St Julien)
- Dufort Viviens (Margaux)
- Brane Cantenac (Margaux)

Third Growths (14) :
- Palmer (Margaux)*
- Kirwan (Margaux)*
- Giscours (Margaux)*
- Lagrange (St Julien)*
- Cantenac Brown (Margaux)*
- Langoa Barton (St Julien)
- Issan (Margaux)
- Malescot St Exupery (Margaux)
- Boyd Cantenac (Margaux)
- La Lagune (Haut Medoc)*
- Desmirail (Margaux)
- Calon Segur (St Estephe)
- Ferriere (Margaux)
- Marquis d'Alesme becker (Margaux)

Fourth Growths (10):
- Beychevelle (St Julien)*
- Branaire Ducru (St Julien)*
- Prieure Lichine (Margaux)*
- Duhart Millon (Pauillac)
- Pouget (Margaux)
- Latour carnet (Haut Medoc)*
- Lafont Rocher (St Estephe)
- Marquis de Terme (Margaux)
- St Pierre (St Julien)
- Talbot (St Julien)

Fifth Growths (18):
- Pontet Canet (Pauillac)*
- Lynch Bages (Pauillac)*
- Du Tertre (Margaux)*
- Batailley (Pauillac)
- Haut Batailley (Pauillac)
- Grand Puy Lacoste (Pauillac)
- Grand Puy Ducasse (Pauillac)
- Lynch Moussas (Pauillac)
- Dauzac (Margaux)*
- D'Armailhac (Pauillac)
- Haut Bages Liberal (Pauillac)
- Pedesclaux (Pauillac)
- Belgrave (Haut Medoc)
- Camensac (Haut Medoc)
- Cos Labory (St Estephe)
- Clerc Millon (Pauillac)
- Croizet Bages (Pauillac)
- Cantemerle (Haut Medoc)

* Places usualy visited during our tours

Day trip to Margaux & Pauillac famous Chateaux Grand Cru Classe

Medoc region is famous for Cabernet Sauvignon that produces strong and full-boded red wines. If you prefer softer red wines check also our Saint Emilion day tour that will bring you to the Merlot area. Back to our selection of day tours.