Saint-Emilion wine tour from Bordeaux: Bardet Vineyard tasting

Walk the medieval village, then taste wine straight from a family winery

A half-day wine tour from Bordeaux takes you to the UNESCO World Heritage village of Saint-Emilion, where you stroll its cobbled streets and rolling vineyards before visiting Bardet Vineyard for a guided tour and tasting of at least 7 wines. An English or French-speaking guide leads the group through the village's thousand-year history, then into the winery's centuries-old cellars to meet the winegrowers and learn their craft firsthand.

Step-by-step itinerary

Saint-Emilion village and vineyard tour

• Stroll Saint-Emilion cobbled streets
• Explore Bardet Vineyard and winemaking
• Taste exceptional Saint-Emilion wines

The experience

How do you spend a morning tasting real Bordeaux wine without renting a car? You start in Bordeaux itself, where an air-conditioned vehicle picks you up and drives you to Saint-Emilion, a medieval village built into limestone hills and ringed by vineyards. The route takes about 45 minutes. Once you arrive, the guide walks the group through the cobbled streets and past the rolling vineyards that surround the village, pointing out the landscape that has shaped winemaking here for centuries.

The core of the tour is Bardet Vineyard, a family-owned winery where you meet the winegrowers themselves. They walk you through their vineyards and into the cellars to show how they work: the traditions, the decisions, the craft that goes into every bottle. Then you taste at least 7 of their wines, tasting them the way the winemakers do, learning what to look for and why each one matters. This is not a tasting room visit. It is a working vineyard where the people who made the wine are the ones pouring it.

The whole experience runs about 4.5 hours from pickup to drop-off. Your guide speaks English or French, and the tour is designed for anyone curious about wine, whether you know Bordeaux already or you are tasting it for the first time. Service animals are welcome, and the physical demands are light: mostly walking on cobblestones and standing in the vineyard and cellar.

What’s included

• Entrance to Bardet Vineyard for a guided tour.
• air-conditioned transport from Bordeaux.
• tasting of at least 7 wines with the winemakers.
• guide in English or French.

Before you book

Lasts 4h 30m, runs every day at 08:30 and 14:00, from € 95 per person, with a live guide in English and French, in groups of up to 8 and with free cancellation up to 24 h before.

Days and timesEvery dayDepartures at 08:30 and 14:00

Book up to10h before

AgesAdult (18 and older) · Under 18: can't be booked

GroupUp to 8

Live guideEnglish and French

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Prices and times updated 2 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortPets welcomePublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Planete Grands Crus

Is this one for you?Book this tour if you want to taste wine where it is made, meeting the winegrowers themselves rather than visiting a commercial tasting room. The half-day length fits easily into a Bordeaux itinerary, leaving your afternoon free.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English and French.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

What is Saint-Emilion and why is it famous for wine?

Saint-Emilion is a medieval UNESCO World Heritage village in the Bordeaux region, built on limestone hills surrounded by vineyards that have produced wine for over a thousand years. The village itself is a living part of the winemaking tradition, with narrow cobbled streets winding past historic buildings and cellars carved into the stone beneath the village.

Do I get to taste wine at the vineyard, or just see it?

You taste at least 7 wines at Bardet Vineyard. The winegrowers guide you through their cellars and vineyards first, explaining how they work, then pour their wines for you to taste. This is a working visit with the people who made them, not a commercial tasting room.

How long is the drive from Bordeaux to Saint-Emilion?

The drive is roughly 45 minutes each way in an air-conditioned vehicle. The tour itself runs about 4.5 hours total, including the village walk, the vineyard visit, the tasting and travel time.

Is there a minimum age to join this tour?

Yes, you must be at least 18 years old to participate, as the tour includes wine tasting.