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Saint-Emilion: Village & Château Tour
4.5
87 Ratings
Bordeaux
Embark on a journey to Saint Emilion Village and Chateau in Bordeaux, where you will explore the history of winemaking, visit a medieval village, and indulge in a wine tasting experience.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
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Saint-Emilion - Walking tour in the heart of Saint-Emilion village, listed UNESCO World Heritage.
Your guide will take you around this well-preserved medieval city, its steep winding alleys, and main monuments. - Saint-Emilion - Visit and tasting of 3 wines in a Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Château. You will learn more about the specificities of this appellation, the grape varieties, the winemaking techniques, the ageing process and the art of blending.
What's Included
- Air-conditioned van transport
- Guided walking tour in UNESCO-listed Saint-Emilion village
- Informative brochures provided
- Winery guided tour with 3-wine tasting
- Professional driver/guide included
What's Not Included
- Personal expenses
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Depart from the city center of Bordeaux aboard a van to discover Saint-Emilion, its wines, and its history. First, your guide will immerse you in the history of this UNESCO World Heritage site and its historical monuments through a village visit. You will discover the secrets of this medieval village, which is the birthplace of Bordeaux winemaking.
Next, you will visit a Château and enjoy a tasting of 3 wines. You will learn more about the specificities of this appellation, including the grape varieties and winemaking techniques used to create these unique wines.
This small-group tour in an ideal setting will introduce you to the art of winemaking and tasting, and allow you to ask all your questions to our guide!
- The Chateaux and the schedule may vary, but the quality of the offer will remain the same. List of partner Châteaux in Saint Emilion : Château Grangey, Château Palais Cardinal, Château Taillefer, Château Grand Corbin, Château Cadet Bon, Château Ambe Tour Pourret, Château Balestard la Tonnelle…
- It is imperative to arrive 10 minutes before the departure time of your tour, no delay possible, to ensure the comfort of the group and the respect of the schedule.
- Children under 16 and pets are not allowed for the comfort of the group, so a private tour will be more suitable in your case.
- Don’t forget to take your water bottle to fill it up in the morning, at Olala Bordeaux we are committed to limiting our plastic waste!
- The guide will conduct the tour in English.
Location
2ter Rue Mably
Rue Mably
Meet your guide at Olala Bordeaux, located 2 ter Mably street in the center of Bordeaux.
From "Allée de Tourny" , take "Jean Jacques Bel" street and turn right.
Tramway Lines B, C and D: Stop Quinconces.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(87 Ratings)
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Fionnuala025
Aug 19, 2024
Fabulous half day trip - Highly recommend. Left at 9am and returned at 1pm. Our guide Noah was excellent and very knowledgeable. Good value for money.
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Caoimhed767
Aug 10, 2024
Comprehensive and nicely paced food and wine tour. Excellent value for money. - Wonderful day with Xavier our guide. I visited with my boyfriend. We left Bordeaux at 0930 and returned approx 1630. We visited Saint emilion first and had an hour to wander the village. Then we visited Chateau La Rose des Vents winery for a tasting of 1 white/3 reds. We had a preprepared lunch which was delicious. Then we visited Chateau Grangey for a tasting of 4 reds and finally we visited Chateau Monlot for a tasting of 1 white/2 reds. The tour was nicely paced. Xavier kept the conversation going throughout and there was an enjoyable mix of learning and general chat. We purchased 6 wines from chateau grangey to have them shipped to Ireland. There were 8 of us in total with a great mix of backgrounds. Would recommend to anyone visiting the area!
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Jane_m
Jul 3, 2024
Terrific intensive wine appreciation tour. - The knowledge of our guide Valentin was great. He was most generous. The small group allowed time for every one to ask questions and enjoy the tour.
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Ryo_k
May 26, 2024
Excellent - Knowledgeable and friendly guide, other participants are also nice. Incredible experience to walk around the town and taste great wine.
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Fearless784405
May 22, 2024
St Emilian half day - We've been half day at St Emilian and it was a great experience. Nicole, our guide was amazing and she knows so many things about wine. And Frank, from the chateaux was a good host.
Next time when I'm in Bordeaux I will take the full day tour.
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Carol-ann
Apr 26, 2024
Perfect way to spend a day in Bordeaux - Very much enjoyed the day with our guide Margot and our small group. Have done wine tours in other regions and countries but learnt so much more on this one thanks to Margot and the people at each of the tastings. Pleased we selected this tour, great way to experience the region and the wine.
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Momadventures2020
Apr 20, 2024
Special memories made - Me and my mom did this tour Tuesday 16th April and it was absolutely fabulous!!! The guide Emmanuele was fantastic, she's so friendly and has so much interesting information to offer, Nicole was also a lovely person and will make a fantastic guide too! The trip to Saint Emilion was incredible starting at a beautiful historic church and then absorbing the views from the Bell Tower at the top of the town, a walk through the town gave us a super interesting insight to the history of Saint Emilion. We then visited a vineyard - Château Grangey - the owner Franc was welcoming and friendly with lots of interesting information and fabulous wine, we got to taste 3 which were all fantastic and different. The surroundings of the vineyard in the French countryside is beautiful. I'm absolutely going to book another trip to Saint Emilion with Olala next time I'm in Bordeaux, however next time I'd like more time in Saint Emilion so would book a full day trip. Thank you
Jess and Debbie
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Vivian_b
Mar 31, 2024
Would recommend! - Our guide Valentin was very knowledgeable and was receptive in answering all of our questions! First, we did a tour of the medieval village of St. Emilion, which was so stunning. Then, we headed to a winery to try four wines! Unfortunately it was raining when we went so we were unable to explore the actual winery, but the owner of the vineyard gave us a tour of their indoor facilities. It would have been nice if the tour included some food, but Valentin gave us some great recommendations for restaurants and things to do for the rest of our time in Bordeaux.
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Fearless62805504838
May 27, 2024
Little wine tasting, small winery. - Without a doubt, the place is incredible, the Guide has been very kind despite not speaking Spanish or even trying to.
We visited a winery that was very small and they served us very little wine to taste, it is not worth the €85. We only stayed for 40 minutes, with very little travel.
We didn't visit any castles, we just observed them from the road.
Excellent transfer, attention and punctuality.
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Jason_h
Apr 19, 2024
Great experience - Due to bad weather, I felt that tour was interrupted somehow. I would also be happier if the tour guide provided more historical background info. Don’t get me wrong, our tour guide did a good job. He tried his best but our group members were too diverse in terms of knowledge of and interests in St Emillion.
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