4 AOC maximitas
4 AOC maximitas
4 AOC maximitas
4 AOC maximitas
4 AOC maximitas
4 AOC maximitas
Experience

Bordeaux wines tasting workshop

From 25€ / pers

Through this workshop, learn more about the vineyards of Bordeaux and wine tasting techniques. How to look at wine, smell it and taste it, while discovering the characteristics of the different AOCs (appellations d'origine contrôlée): Margaux, Saint-Emilion, Côtes de Bourg,...

  • Unique experience
  • Learning of tasting methods
  • Local wines

A mysterious corridor that leads to a huge room above which hundreds of glasses are hung... Welcome to Max Bordeaux and its magical concept that brings the Grands Crus Classés within everyone's reach!

The establishment created by Henning Thoresen, a Norwegian wine merchant who has always wanted to make the most prestigious Bordeaux wines accessible "by the glass", opened its doors to the public in October 2009. "In the same way that you wouldn't buy a car without trying it out," explains Laetitia Jiménez, the manager, "before buying a Grand Cru, you have to test it".

A unique experience, coupled with an educational approach: through these tasting workshops, discover Bordeaux vineyard and the characteristics of its wines. For this workshop, we select representative wines from the different appellations of Bordeaux, so that you can compare them.

red wines: AOC Margaux, Pauillac, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru and Graves.

  • Introduction to Bordeaux vineyard : appellations and classifications.
  • Observation of its colour and analysis of the information it gives us 
  • Training on the nose of the wine
  • Description of the aromas of wines and their characteristics
  • Analysis of its texture, aromatic persistence, structure to learn to identify wines

Good to know

Duration

1H

What's included

4 glasses of 2.5cl

Meeting point

14 Cours de l'Intendance, Bordeaux, France

They had this experience

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Fun and informative
M.O. 09/27/2024
Our host was great - friendly and professional. He was keen to check we understood everything and gave detailed explanations of each wine. The smell and taste challenges were fun & helped us learn more
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Great experience
Amber Brown 09/01/2024
A really good and interesting workshop. Very informative, interactive and engaging and the guy who ran the workshop was great, very friendly and happy to help/answer questions. Would definitely recommend
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Amazing Oliver
Jason 06/23/2024
We had an amazing time at the tasting. It was well organized and informative. Oliver was highly knowledgeable and made the event unforgettable.
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An Hour with Fun and Taste
Thomas S 08/31/2023
Funny, informativ, good tasting and you learn something about wine. What more do you want?!