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Walking tour les Cordeliers Saint-Emilion

From 15€ / pers

The particularity of the Cloitre des Cordeliers, the making of Crémant and the underground galleries in this atypical place in the heart of the UNESCO listed medieval city.

Historical visit of the old Cloister of the 14th century classified as a historical monument

Visit underground galleries 3 km long dug in the Limestone 20 meters deep

Explanation of the traditional methodTasting of 3 differents sparkling wines and macarons

  • Historical visit of the old Cloister of the 14th century classified as a historical monument
  • Visit underground galleries 3 km long dug in the Limestone 20 meters deep
  • Explanation of the traditional method
  • Tasting of 3 differents sparkling wines and macarons

The guided tour begins with a historical explanation of this former cloister classified as a Historic Monument, an architectural masterpiece renovated in 2019 which mixed the old and the modern.

It continues in part of the 3 km of underground galleries 20m underground in which the sparkling wines of the Cordeliers are produced, the history of the quarries and the production method are explained there.

It ends with a tasting of vintage sparkling wines accompanied by one of the famous Saint Emilion macaroons, in the mezzanine of the 15th century church.

Walking tour lasting about 40 minutes, possibility of taking a lift for people with reduced mobility.

A 20-minute tasting of 3 Crémants Blanc de Blanc, Rosé and Blanc de Noir, accompanied by a traditional Saint Emilion macaroon. A syrup will be offered for children.

Good to know

Duration

1H

What's included

visit + tasting of 3 Crémant + 1 traditional Saint Emilion macaroon - for adults

visit + a non-alcoholic syrup + 1 traditional Saint Emilion macaroon - for minors

Number of participants

From 2 to 19 persons

Good to know

if there is more french people during the tour, the guide will speak french and you will have the perfect translation on a paper. You can also ask questions in english. The tasting will be in both languages. 

Meeting point

2 bis rue porte brunet 33330 Saint Emilion

They had this experience

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A bit disappointed
Louka 05/28/2025
The cloister was beautiful, but the tour wasn’t quite what we expected. On the website, it said that if the majority of the group speaks French, the tour would be conducted in French, and the rest would receive a written English translation. In our case, the majority did not speak French, yet the tour was still given in French — although we did receive the translation. We also read that we would be able to taste three different wines, but during the tasting, only two were offered. Inside the cloister, it felt a bit like a perfume store. We had expected a more authentic atmosphere, with details related to winemaking and the history of the cloister itself.
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Don't bother, not worth the time or the money
Chris from Australia 05/16/2025
We specifically booked an English speaking tour and the guide had enough basic English but not sufficient to make the tour informative enough. The guide also seemed to have a very basic understanding of wine and wine making. It was as if she memorised what she needed to say and that was the extent of it. The tasting at the end was perfunctory. There was no discussion about how the three different samples were made nor the differences to look for in the wine. Of all the tours available, I'm truly sorry to have wasted our time and money on this one.
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Not So Special Walking Tour
Harold White 05/16/2025
Short and not seeing anything special. Wine tasting at the end was just a gesture. the biggest problem was the Tour I signed up for was supposed to be in English but it was in French. I complained but they said I was wrong. I checked again after the Tour and I was correct; the Tour was advertised as being in English. So, they don't pay attention to their website. Spoiled my Tour. No refund. Be careful what you book with this group. Not worth it anyway.
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Cool!
Balazs Dzsida 05/11/2025
Superb!