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Saint-Emilion: Village & Château Tour
4.5
88 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.
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:
24 hours
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…
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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
- 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
- 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….
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.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.5
(88 Ratings)
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Lara_t
Oct 7, 2024
What a tour! - Stunning tour thank you
One of the best we have been on. Loved our driver and St Emilion. The family run winery was also excellent.
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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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Mercutiobirmingham
Sep 15, 2024
An up and a down - Our guide, Emanuelle, has a delightful personality; and on the drive to St Emilion was a fount of information about the Bordeaux area, its wine makers and wine making. Her tour of the village of St Emilion was supremely informative. Sitting in the front of the van, we admired her smooth driving skill. We regret that the rest of our review does not match the remarks of previous reviewers. Yes, our Chateau Balestard La Tonnelle guide explained and showed us the processes of wine making very professionally. And true, the weather prevented us tasting wine on the terrace with views over the far countryside. But the large tasting room was bleak and unwelcoming. We moved swiftly from one wine to the next, with no plain biscuit (as in Britain) to prepare for the next tasting. And for the cost of this tour we would expect some refreshment after the wine tasting before the return drive to Bordeaux. Obviously not coffee before wine tasting, but certainly to end the Chateau visit, preferably with a small local pastry.
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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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