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Brouilly, Morgon, Chiroubles, Fleurie, Moulin-a-Vent, Juliénas, etc. Welcome to the Northern Beaujolais Region where the elite Gamay wines called “crus” are produced! Along this wine tour, as you drive through charming towns with beautiful castles, let us introduce you to some of the most renowned Beaujolais wines at a small family winery & in the magnificent cellar of a Chateau Estate:
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Duration: 4 hours 30 minutes
Starts: Lyon, France
Trip Category: Food, Wine & Nightlife >> Wine Tasting & Winery Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Brouilly, Morgon, Chiroubles, Fleurie, Moulin-a-Vent, Juliénas, etc. Welcome to the Northern Beaujolais Region where the elite Gamay wines called “crus” are produced! Along this wine tour, as you drive through charming towns with beautiful castles, let us introduce you to some of the most renowned Beaujolais wines at a small family winery & in the magnificent cellar of a Chateau Estate:
Itinerary
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Stop At: Office of Tourism and Congress of Metropolis of Lyon, Place Bellecour, 69002 Lyon France
At 8:50 am, our guide English Speaking guide will meet you in front of Lyon Office de Tourisme building located on Bellecour Square (50 m opposite Le Royal Hotel). After a short walk, participants will get on the 8 seaters minivan to begin the excursion.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Romaneche-Thorins, Romaneche-Thorins, Saone-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte
After a transfer about 40 minutes, start the journey travelling on the beautiful Beaujolais “Route des Vins” and with your guide learn about the “terroir” (french philosphy for wine) and the different characteristics of the Beaujolais “crus” wines appellations.
Stop at “Moulin-à-Vent” Crus, represended by its emblematic windmill from the 15th century surrounded by vineyards. In this area of Beaujolais, vines grow on granit soils with veins of Manganese which gives more tannic and deeper wines.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Chenas, Chenas, Rhone, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes
Push the door of a chateau Wine Estate and enter a magnificent cellar full of oak barrels. In this amazing cellar setting, wine-taste several crus wines and with your connoisseur talk about their characteristics, balance and complexity: Morgon, Fleurie, Chenas, etc. wines.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Fleurie, Fleurie, Rhone, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes
Climb to La Madone Chapel in Fleurie and enjoy a breathtaking panaroma of the Beaujolais wine region: on clear days, you may have the chance to see the Alps and the Mount Blanc!
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Mont Brouilly, 69220 Saint-Lager France
Travel again on the wine road to reach a small family winery Estate of several generations.
Meet a passionate wine-maker, learn the different steps of the unique wine making process of Beaujolais called “semi-carbonic” maceration and finally go to wine-tasting room called “caveau”.
Conclude the intense morning wine tour with a second wine-tasting of several crus wines in a fun and friendly atmosphere.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Office of Tourism and Congress of Metropolis of Lyon, Place Bellecour, 69002 Lyon France
At 1:30 pm, we will drop you off in Lyon Bellecour Square.
End of an unforgettable wine!
Duration: 5 minutes
