{"id":44368,"date":"2024-03-28T01:14:52","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T01:14:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waudwines.com\/_archive\/?p=44368"},"modified":"2024-03-28T04:38:00","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T04:38:00","slug":"bordeaux-tour-du-vin-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/waudwines.com\/_archive\/blog\/bordeaux-tour-du-vin-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Bordeaux Tour du Vin 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was a treat to take 10 tourists away to Bordeaux for 3 days of wine tasting at some of the most iconic Chateaux in the world. If you had to make a hit list of where you would like to visit in Bordeaux, I think we certainly gave it a good crack at fitting in most of the top 20!<\/p>\n

Here is a day by day account of this incredibly memorable trip.<\/p>\n

Day 1 \u2013 Pessac Leognan and Sauternes<\/h3>\n

We kicked off the tour at the bottom of the Left Bank \u2013 with our first tasting at Ch\u00e2teau Smith Haut Lafitte<\/a> in Pessac Leognan where we enjoyed a fantastic tutored tasting with their head winemaker. Their wines set the tone for the trip \u2013 as everyone gave very positive feedback on Le Petit Haut Lafitte 2016, Smith Haut Lafitte Grand Cru 2017 and finishing on Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc 2020.<\/p>\n

We then travelled to Sauternes to visit Chateau Suduiraut<\/a>, where we tasted a rockstar flight of wines, both sweet and dry, finishing the line up with their 2007, 2006 and 2005 Suduiraut Grand Vin. The wines were served alongside a delectable selection of canapes designed to show how their sweet and dry wines can be matched with a multitude of food options.<\/p>\n

From Suiduiraut, we headed back to Bordeaux to visit Chateau Les Carmes Haut-Brion<\/a> – a chateau that is the only one to grow their vines within the city of Bordeaux. After a look around the vineyard and their very modern cellars \u2013 we enjoyed tasting their \u2018C\u2019 Des Carmes Haut Brion 2018 and Carmes Haut Brion Grand Vin 2017.<\/p>\n

After a couple of hours downtime at our hotel in Bordeaux, we made our way out to dinner at Pointe Rouge<\/a> \u2013 a restaurant with one of the best wine lists in Bordeaux, although did not carry a huge amount of stock of each wine for our thirsty tourists! One of our Negotiants joined us \u2013 and provided us with a couple of bottles of Californian red wine, Overture \u2013 the second wine at the famed Opus One. Superb.<\/p>\n

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