BestPrivateTours.com - Discovering the Medoc Wine Region

OVERVIEW

Médoc is an AOC for wine in the Bordeaux wine region of southwestern France, on the Left Bank of the Gironde estuary that covers the northern section of the viticultural strip along the Médoc peninsula.

The Medoc area covers approximately 5,700 hectares of declared vineyards, annually producing on average 300,000 hectoliters of wine. Of the grape varieties permitted, 50% of the viticultural area is planted with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, and to a lesser extent Petit Verdot and Malbec. Also allowed within the AOC regulations are the varieties Cabernet Franc and Carménère.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

We offer you a private customized tour of the most spectacular sights of the Medoc region with our comfortable and air conditioned Sedan/Van departing from the port of Bordeaux. You will have a fluent English speaking Driver who will escort you through the discovery of the area including the four famous communes of St-Estephe, Pauillac, St. Julien and Margaux.

You will experience a visit and wine tasting session in 2 Classified growth or Cru Bourgeois estates that have been carefully selected for their exceptional setting and quality of wine. You will learn a lot about the history of the estates, the wine making process as well as the techniques used during the wine making. The visits are followed by a wine tasting session.

You will enjoy a great drive on the road of the Castles and see the famous Chateau Margaux, Chateau Palmer or Chateau Pichon Longueville.

Best Private Tours will take care of all your winery bookings, just be aware that you must be a wine professional to be accepted as a visitor at prestigious places like Chateau Margaux and Chateau Latour.