Private Wine Lovers - Super St Emilion - behind the scenes visits top chateaux and medieval town

About this tour

Spend a day exploring the classified châteaux and small family-run producers that define St Émilion's reputation. Your guide, a resident with deep ties to the region's winemaking elite, takes you behind the cellar doors of two estates with contrasting approaches—including a Grand Cru Classé property—before wandering the 9th-century village itself. You'll also venture into neighbouring Pomerol to understand what sets these neighbouring appellations apart.

Highlights

• Meet owners and winemakers at two contrasting Grand Cru properties
• Taste wines from classified châteaux and small family producers
• Tour 9th-century St Émilion village and medieval architecture
• Explore Pomerol appellation, home to legendary estates
• Private vehicle transport with insider local guide
• Hotel pickup and drop-off included

What to expect

You'll begin with hotel collection and head straight to the first property, where cellar temperatures mean a light layer is worth bringing. The first tasting introduces you to a particular style and terroir, followed by a second estate visit—often a Grand Cru Classé where you'll encounter the people actually making the wine. Between visits, you'll wander St Émilion's cobbled streets and see its monolithic church. The day wraps with a drive through Pomerol's rolling vineyard landscape. Your guide shares local knowledge and genuine gossip gleaned from living here.

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