Bordeaux Private Wine Tours at Left Bank Graves

About this tour

A bespoke five to six-hour wine tour through Graves and Pessac-Léognan, southwest of Bordeaux, with a qualified sommelier-driver who lets you set the agenda. You pick which estates to visit from the region where Roman viticulturists planted vines two millennia ago—the only corner of Bordeaux producing both world-class dry whites and complex reds in serious measure. Everything's privatised: your route, your pace, your preferences.

Highlights

• Choose your own estates; sommelier confirms availability and builds itinerary
• WSET Level 3 certified guide doubles as your dedicated driver
• Taste whites and reds in Bordeaux's original wine cradle
• Roman-era vineyards with contemporary winemaking excellence
• Graves terroir shaped by gravelly soils and Atlantic influence
• On-board WiFi, water, phone chargers, and air conditioning
• All tasting fees and transport included; bring your own lunch

What to expect

You'll start by discussing your wine interests and any estates on your radar. Your guide steers you through logistics—opening hours, tasting availability—then drives while narrating the landscape's geology and history. Each stop unfolds at your tempo: you'll taste directly at the property, ask questions unrushed, and possibly purchase bottles. The Graves terrain shifts between urban fringes and rural vineyard plateaus, so expect variety in setting and cellar formality. By tour's end, you'll have tasted across several producers and grasped why this region broke the Bordeaux mould by mastering both dry whites and brooding reds.

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