
Sauternes
- ★ 4.5
- 1 hour by car
- Day trip from Bordeaux
Sauternes south of Bordeaux is the sweet-wine country around Chateau d'Yquem, with the Cotes de Garonne morning mists that produce the noble-rot grapes.
Checked by Elliot Marsh against its source.
The trip
- Famous for
- Sweet wine country, Chateau d'Yquem
- Getting there
- Drive 45 km south, or guided tour
- Distance
- 1 hour by car of Bordeaux
Make a night of it
Hotels in Sauternes
Stay over and eat there twice
Book food day trips in Bordeaux

