Medoc-regio wijndagtrip met wijngaardbezoeken en proeverijen vanuit Bordeaux

Our group of six friends enjoyed this tour. Our guide, Helen, was fantastic. Fun, friendly and extremely knowledgeable. The three winery stops were nice. Very good wine. A stop at a smaller, family run winery would be nice as a comparison.

Mirella worked hard to make this a good experience. We visited three vineyards: • Château Prieuré-Lichine, ( a Grand Cru Classé since 1855) where we had an in depth tour of the property, and a slightly rushed tasting of 2 wines with no time to purchase • The incredibly industrial Chateau Larose Trintaudon, owned by the Allianz insurance company, where we had a very corporate, company style tour of the new facility and a tasting of two very cheap wines • A final and enjoyable tour of the small family-owned vineyard, Château Siran, with a tasting of 3 wines. Unfortunately we were always rushed at the critical points of the wine tasting and lot of time was spent driving - either for photos outside chateaux we couldn’t visit or between vineyards. What’s more we spent more than 1 hr 40 in Pauillac (a very small town with only 3 restaurants, with very limited menus, open- even the tourist information office was closed so this felt like a waste of time). It’s a shame that, unlike other companies, they don’t offer a picnic combined with a wine tasting as at least then you’d taste a reasonable number of wines and everyone would be able to eat! I wouldn’t say this tour was particularly good value - and it didn’t give a wide enough introduction or insight into Medoc wines.

The tour of wineries was very nice. We did a separate tour of the St. Emilion area, so it was nice to compare the different Bourdeaux styles. The wineries we visited in Medoc were enjoyable, and we had sufficient time for a lunch stop. Our guide was pleasant, but not highly informative or talkative. He sat in the van during all of the tastings, which was the opposite of other tour guides we've had, so he didn't seem very engaged.