Cite du Vin Belvedere is a wine bar in Bacalan, Bordeaux.
The Belvedere at Cite du Vin in Bordeaux's Bacalan is the 8th-floor tasting room of the wine museum, with around twenty international wines available.
Food program: None
Tip: The tasting is included with museum admission; arrive before 17:00 so you have time to compare the international.
Address: 134 Quai de Bacalan, 33300 Bordeaux
Buvette near Bordeaux's Saint-Pierre is Marianne Lay's natural-wine cellar on Cours d'Alsace et Lorraine, with around seventy producers, a four-metre bottle.
Signature pour: Rotating natural sparkling or orange by the glass
Wine focus: Natural, biodynamic and organic French producers
Food: Charcuterie, cheese plates, piadinas and small sharing dishes
Tip: Sit outside on the pavement when the sun is shining; piadinas and the cheese plate pair best with the orange wine pour.
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.
Signature pour: Magnum bottles by the glass
Wine focus: Bordeaux fine wines and large formats
Food: 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.
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.
