Meet your English speaking guide who is an expert on Bordeaux Wines. Your driver / guide is also a certified guide which means that he is licensed to conduct tours in historical sites.
This tour can be adapted exactly to your wishes.
- Discover the intimate Pessac-Léognan appellation, home of château Haut Brion
- Local tour guide and expert in Bordeaux wines
- Tour can be customized to suite your interests
| Included | Hotel pick up and drop off Chateaux reservations Qualified guide : French, English, Spanish, Italien, German (on request) Transportation by recent, fully equipped and comfortable Mercedes minivans Bottled water |
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| Not included | Entrance / tasting fees (to be paid at the châteaux directly) Meals and drinks Personal insurance and expenses Gratuities for the guide
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| Duration | 4 Hours |
| Bring along | Comfortable walking shoes |
| Participants | 2 to 8 persons |
| Important information | Private tours require a delay to reserve the services; please make the request at least 72 hours before the desired date of the excursion This activity operates rain or shine Prices are per group from 2 to 8 persons Tour requires minimum 2 adults to operate Please arrive at the meeting point 5 minutes before the departure time This tour is organized by Ophorus |
Further information
This private half-day small group wine tour packs a lot of delights into a few hours. On this exclusive private wine tour of Graves organized by Ophorus, you will enjoy tasting delicious Bordeaux wines.
Starting in the city of Bordeaux, a short drive in a comfortable air-conditioned minivan brings you out of the city to the picturesque countryside plains and rolling hills of the left bank wine producing area.This is the heart of Bordeaux’s famous wine region, where many vineyards carry the Graves and Pessac Léognan AOC designation. Each of these local wineries produce vintages with distinct soil features backed by a long winemaking heritage. Located South of Bordeaux, this wine region is known to be the original wine producing region of Bordeaux. This is the area where the Romans first planted grapes just about 2,000 years ago.
Your first major stop on this personalized Graves half day trip will be in one of the local estates for a visit and tasting at a Grand Cru château. Here, we have scheduled an appointment for you. You will be greeted at the château and will get to tour and taste different vintages in this carefully selected domain.
For your second stop, discover the Pessac-Léognan wine producing area. This quite recent appellation used to be part of the Graves. Due to its recognition of producing high quality red and white wines, the area was rewarded with a communal appellation in 1987. One of the most prestigious wineries of the appellation is château Haut-Brion that was granted the 1er Grand Cru Classé level of 1855, unique château to be located outside the Medoc and Sauternes wine producing regions. Upon arrival in the wine region, we stop at a carefully selected winery. Here, you will have the opportunity to taste white and red wines.
Finally, you will head back to Bordeaux where the wine tour concludes after having learned a lot about this famous wine producing area.
This half-day excursion can be taken as a morning tour or an afternoon one.
