Bordeaux Magnum is a wine bar in Golden Triangle, Bordeaux.
Bordeaux Magnum in the Golden Triangle is the wine shop and tasting room on Rue Gobineau between Allees de Tourny and Place des Quinconces. At 3 Rue Gobineau.
Food program: Charcuterie and cheese
Tip: Tasting starts most afternoons from 16:00; the staff will open magnums by the glass on request for two or more.
Address: 3 Rue Gobineau, 33000 Bordeaux
Max Bordeaux Wine Gallery on Cours de l'Intendance is the high-end Enomatic wine bar with 50 of the 1855 classified Medocs and Saint-Emilion grands crus.
Signature pour: 1855 classified Medoc by the dose
Wine focus: Grand cru classes by the glass
Food: Cheese, charcuterie
Tip: Build a flight across Margaux, Saint-Julien and Pauillac for an Atlantic-Medoc comparison; pours start around €9.
Le Bar a Vin du CIVB in Bordeaux's Golden Triangle is the wine council's tasting bar in the 18th-century Maison du Vin. At 3 Cours du 30 Juillet.
Signature pour: Pessac-Leognan white by the glass
Wine focus: Bordeaux appellations across all colours
Food: Cheese, charcuterie, tartines
Tip: Pours from €3 to €9, the cheapest tasting flight in Bordeaux; bring an empty stomach for the cheese plate.
Max Bordeaux Wine Gallery on Cours de l'Intendance is the high-end Enomatic wine bar with 50 of the 1855 classified Medocs and Saint-Emilion grands crus.
Signature pour: 1855 classified Medoc by the dose
Wine focus: Grand cru classes by the glass
Food: Cheese, charcuterie
Tip: Build a flight across Margaux, Saint-Julien and Pauillac for an Atlantic-Medoc comparison; pours start around €9.
Le Sobre Chartrons on Bordeaux's Chartrons quay is the riverfront wine bar of vigneron Jean and merchant Pierre, with two air-conditioned rooms.
Signature pour: 32 wines by the glass rotating across French regions
Wine focus: 1000 bottles selected by an in-house sommelier team
Food: Finger food and chef plates by Chef Davy
Tip: The terrace catches the late sun on Quai des Chartrons; the chef plates by Davy are designed to share with the by-the-glass flights.
Le Grand Bar Castan in Bordeaux's Saint-Pierre is the 1890 grotto-style bar on Quai de la Douane (Andre Tournier's 1900 rocky decor, restored 2005).
Signature pour: Vintage Medoc by the glass
Wine focus: Classic Bordeaux and Aquitaine vintages
Food: Plateau de fruits de mer
Tip: Order the plateau de fruits de mer; the palm-shaped pillar, frescoes and polychrome glass canopy are listed historic interiors.
Le Bar a Vin du CIVB in Bordeaux's Golden Triangle is the wine council's tasting bar in the 18th-century Maison du Vin. At 3 Cours du 30 Juillet.
Signature pour: Pessac-Leognan white by the glass
Wine focus: Bordeaux appellations across all colours
Food: Cheese, charcuterie, tartines
Tip: Pours from €3 to €9, the cheapest tasting flight in Bordeaux; bring an empty stomach for the cheese plate.
Aux Quatre Coins du Vin in Bordeaux's Saint-Pierre is the Enomatic-powered wine bar on Rue de la Devise with around 40 wines by the glass across three pour.
Signature pour: Saint-Emilion grand cru by the sip
Wine focus: World wines plus Bordeaux, by the glass
Food: Cheese, charcuterie, croque-monsieur
Tip: Take the tasting card, then sip the Saint-Emilion grand crus and the Pessac-Leognans for the price-to-quality balance.
Soif in Bordeaux's Saint-Pierre is the natural-wine bar and bistro of Cecile Lambre and Nico Lefevre on Rue du Cancera, with around 350 low-intervention.
Signature pour: Aquitaine natural wines by the glass
Wine focus: Natural and low-intervention wines
Food: Small plates and charcuterie
Tip: Book the back room for groups of four; the daily blackboard is the only menu and runs until they sell out.
