Avalon Wine Tours
Bordeaux Harvest Itinerary

Mon, Sept. 21 Chateau Beychevelle, Médoc
Rendezvous in Bordeaux around noon or early afternoon and transfer to the Médoc.
Check into Chateau Beychevelle
4:00 PM Visit and tasting at Mouton Rothschild, including visit to the museum.
5:30 PM Visit and tasting at Chateau Beychevelle
Dinner at Chateau Beychevelle

Tues, Sept. 22 Chateau Beychevelle, Médoc
09:30 AM Visit and tasting at Chateau Latour
11:00 AM Visit and tasting at Chateau Pichon Comtesse
Lunch at the Peyrat restaurant in St. Estèphe.
3:00 PM Visit and tasting at Chateau Montrose
4:30 PM Visit and tasting at Cos d'Estournel
Dinner at Chateau Lilian Ladouys
Return to Hotel

Chateau Beychevelle, Médoc
09:Wed, Sept. 2330 AM Visit and tasting at Branaire Ducru
11:00 AM Visit and tasting at Chateau Maucaillou, including the wine museum
12:00 PM Lunch in the chateau’s dining room
3:00 PM Visit and tasting at Chateau Leoville Barton
4:30 PM Visit and tasting at Chateau Leoville Poyferre
Dinner at Lion d'Or restaurant
Return to Hotel

Thurs, Sept. 24 Chateau d’Arbieu, Sauternes
Check out of Chateau Beychevelle
09:30 AM Visit and tasting at Chateau Margaux
11:30 AM Visit at Domaine de Chevalier, followed by lunch
3:00-4:00 PM Drive through the countryside of Graves and Sauternes
Check into Chateau d’Arbieu
Dinner at the chateau with the owners, Count and Countess de Chenerilles

Fri, Sept. 25 Logis des Remparts, St. Emilion
Check out of Chateau d’Arbieu and drive through Entre deux Mers to St. Emilion.
11:00 AM Visit and tasting at Chateau Cadet Bon
Lunch in the square of St. Emilion
1:30 PM Tour at Chateau Angélus.
3:00 PM Visit and tasting at Chateau Petit Village, Pomerol
Dinner at Francis Goullée.

Sat, Sept. 26 Logis des Remparts, St. Emilion
09:30 PM Tour and tasting at Chateau Pavie
11:00 PM Tour and tasting at Chateau Canon la Gafelliere
Afternoon free in St. Emilion to shop and sightsee.
Option to drive out to Cotes de Castillon to visit Lapeyronie, top producers of this region.
Dinner at Hostellerie de Plaisance (Michélin *)

Sun, Sept. 27
Departure

Price Per Person, Double Occupancy: $2,995.00
Single Supplement $350.00
Travel Insurance INCLUDED
Room Upgrades or Suites, subject to limited availability On Request
Airfare is not included, but can be arranged.

Note: Final itinerary may vary, depending on schedules of wineries. Avalon Tours reserves the right to substitute hotels and carriers, including airlines, and to cancel or modify itinerary if minimum numbers are not met.

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