Saint Emilion Day Trip with Sightseeing Tour & Wine Tastings from Bordeaux

This is a tour that you can't miss if you are a wine lover. I visited many wineries over the world (e.g., Rhone valley, Burgundy, Hunter Valley, Yarra Valley, Niagara on the lake, Napa Valley, Douro valley in Porto, Hokkaido in Japan, etc...). This is one of the most enjoyable tours. The tour guide Luigi is incredible. He is so knowledgeable in wine and accommodating. I made a remark on my booking saying that I wanted to visit Petrus. The 1st stop we went was Ch Petrus. He allowed ample time for is to take pictures and experience the terroir. He also stopped us by in many super famous chateau in Pomerol (e.g., Petrus, Le Pin) and Saint Emilion (e.g., Ausone, Pavie). This tour took us to a few chateau producing wine with special characters for tasting, which are not very commonly seen or available in the market. I felt no pressure to buy their wine after tasting but just felt being invited to appreciate their wines. The most exciting part was that he took me to taste vintage Armagnac 1977 and 1997 at a super good rate that I can never find in Hong Kong. We stopped at a very historical town to have a lunch there, which is just next to Ch Ausone. Lots of choices there and Luigi made very good recommendations for us..Most of all, the price of the lunch was very reasonable, given the quality of food. Having a glass of Saint Emilion with a dish of a Confit de Canard right in the middle of a medieval town, it was an amazing experience. On our way back, he arranged a smelling test for us to guess the food by smelling the essence oils. Although I have played this game for many times, I still found it very enjoyable hosted by Luigi. The only problem is that time is too short to enjoy so many things in a day. If you are a true wine lover (not a wine label lover) and have some background knowledge with wine, and you don't really want to spend a lot of money, you will find this tour amusing. Go with Luigi.

The tour was a wonderful experience and the guide, Emily, was wonderful, as well. The tour involved three different wineries featuring very different wines and terroir and a short tour of St. Emilion and time to walk around the town and have lunch on our own. The guides at each of the wineries were also very personable and knowledgeable and the owner of one of the wineries gave the tour at our last stop.

We had a fantastic day out in the vineyards. The ones we visited as part of the tour were fantastic with really friendly hosts. Karin was a fantastic guide. Above all it was a great day out learning about winemaking and drinking plenty of wine.

We had a great time learning about Bordeaux and sampling a great selection of Châteaus that represent the region! Emily was a lot of fun, knowledgeable and ensures we all had a great experience!!

Julie was amazing! She gave us such an informative tour of Saint-Emilion and made us feel so comfortable. We’re wine lovers and visiting Bordeaux was one of our top wish list items. We learned so much and got to meet the wine maker. It was memorable.

Our tour guide Jerome was very welcoming, knowledgeable, and very engaging. He told us about the history of Bordeaux, information about the wineries, St. Emilion, insight into the wines and categories and kept us on schedule. This tour was the highlight of my weekend in Bordeaux. I would highly recommend this tour and Jerome as a guide. I wish I could have done another tour with him! I can't speak more highly of the experience!

Great trip, three different and fantastic Chateaux/wineries along with 2 hours to potter around Saint-Emillion by yourself. Perfect tour.

A very good tour with good wines and very beautiful scenery. Would be perfect if given more time to walk around the old city

Not what I expected - the first stop in Pomerol was, Chateau de Sales. They were in the throes of harvest, so we got to see the destemming process, and the barrel room which were interesting. We sampled two of their wines, then we were off to St. Emillion. We visited Chateau Gaudet , which was in the middle of town. We got some history about the winemaker and the family before going down to the cellars where bottles of wine were quite old and toured a small portion of the area. We were then whisked down the street to a wine shop that sold many different vintners wines. We sampled about seven different wines, while getting some education on the different varietals we tried. After sampling, we had about 2 hours to get lunch and explore the town of St. Emillion, which was very enjoyable. The last stop was not at all memorable and was basically a tasting room.

I am a solo traveler and rely upon tours to stay connected with people while exploring new places. I had such a wonderful day enhanced by the knowledge, experience and guidance of my tour guide Luigi. We visited 3 Chateaus and although there was a small glitch at one of them, Luigi handled it like a true professional. I only wish I had a little more time to spend in the town for shopping. However, now I have a reason to return and spend more time there. I will be back. Donna