Le Sobre Chartrons is a wine bar in Chartrons, Bordeaux.
Le Sobre Chartrons on Bordeaux's Chartrons quay is the riverfront wine bar of vigneron Jean and merchant Pierre, with two air-conditioned rooms.
Food program: 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.
Address: 24 Quai des Chartrons, 33000 Bordeaux
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.
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.
Signature pour: International tasting flight
Wine focus: International wines, panoramic tasting
Food: None
Tip: The tasting is included with museum admission; arrive before 17:00 so you have time to compare the international.
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.
