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From Bordeaux: Château d'Yquem Visit & Wine Tasting - Private Trilogy Tour

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What you’ll do

Discover the esteemed Sauternes wine region with a visit to the renowned Château d'Yquem during this private tour for small groups. Your exclusive experience begins with pick-up from your hotel in Bordeaux before travelling to Château d'Yquem. You’ll discover more about this estate and its wine-making process, including the influence of the Botrytis cinerea fungus, also known as “noble rot”. Complete this experience with a tasting of 3 well-respected Château d'Yquem vintages.

Highlights

Visit & Tasting at 1er Grand Cru Classé Château d'Yquem
Taste three different vintages of Château d'Yquem: 2016, 2017 and 2018
Private tour of maximum 6 persons for personalized experience
Private return transfers from Bordeaux included

Itinerary

Duration: Approximately 4 hours

Start Time: TBC

Group Size: 2 - 6 guests

Meeting Point: Hotel pick-up/drop-off provided

Discover the Wines of Sauternes region of Bordeaux

The Sauternes wine region is famous for the high quality sweet white wines that are produced here. The most famous winery of the region is Chateau d’Yquem that was classified as a Premier Grand Cru Classé in the 1855 classification of Bordeaux wines. Sauternes wines are made in great majority with Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc grapes to which are added in much lesser amounts Muscadelle and Sauvignon Gris.

The wines of Sauternes are produced thanks to the action of a fungus, Botrytis Cinerea that causes the grapes to rot. This process is called the noble rot when it comes to take place on healthy grapes and under a favourable climate.

The local climate of Sauternes during the summer time is usually composed of morning mist followed by warm and dry afternoons which has the effect to dry the grapes, reduce the water content and concentrate the sugar. The result is the making of an intensely sweet, gold coloured wine with strong aromas of honeysuckle, blossom and stone.

From Bordeaux, reach Château d'Yquem & the Sauternes wine region

Today, we will come and pick you up at your hotel in Bordeaux. Participate in a unique experience as you visit a 1er Grand Cru Classé of 1855 in the Sauternes wine producing region of Bordeaux. Château d'Yquem is without a doubt the flagship of the appellation and produces one of the most famous sweet white wines in the world.

On this "Trilogy Tour" of Château d'Yquem you will visit the grounds of the Chateau followed by the technical installations. Learn about the Botrytis Cinerea fungus that affects the grape causing them to become partially raisined and how this helps to obtain a sweet white wine. Your tour will continue with a tasting of the three last vintages of Château d'Yquem 2016, 2017 and 2018.

After the visit, we will transfer you back to Bordeaux.

What’s included

Pick up at your hotel in Bordeaux

Private transfer to Château d'Yquem

Visit & Wine tasting - Trilogy tour

Private transfer back to Bordeaux

What’s not included

Tips and gratuities

Additional food and drink

Personal expenses

What’s not included

Tips and gratuities

Additional food and drink

Personal expenses

Meeting Point

Complimentary hotel pick-up and drop-off is included with this tour

Kindly reach the meeting point 10-15 minutes before your departure time

Notes

The tour runs rain or shine

Under 18? You can't consume alcohol, but delightful non-alcoholic options are available

The tour will commence promptly. All participants must arrive on time, as we are unable to accommodate late arrivals. Please be aware that refunds will not be possible in such instances

Tour available all year round - on request

4 hours tour including private transfers from Bordeaux

Tour is operated in English, other languages on request

Prices are for 2 to 6 persons maximum