Max Bordeaux Wine Gallery is a wine bar in Golden Triangle, 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.
Food program: Cheese, charcuterie
Tip: Build a flight across Margaux, Saint-Julien and Pauillac for an Atlantic-Medoc comparison; pours start around €9.
Address: 14 Cours de l'Intendance, 33000 Bordeaux
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.
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.
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.
