The Pauillac Maison du Vin hosts seasonal evening tasting events overlooking the Gironde estuary; pre-booked groups and walk-in visitors welcome during summer months for sunset classified growth flights.
The list: Seasonal evening tasting events on Pauillac quayside: classified growth flights at sunset over the Gironde estuary; advance booking required
Address: La Verrerie, quai de Pouvourville, 33250 Pauillac, France, Bordeaux
The Grand Hotel bar's champagne and sparkling wine programme is Bordeaux's most comprehensive, covering prestige champagne houses and local Cremant de Bordeaux producers in a formal Art Deco setting.
The list: 50-label champagne and cremant list at the Grand Hotel bar; Krug, Dom Perignon, Salon, and Bollinger Grande Annee by the glass; Cremant de Bordeaux from local producers also featured
Badie caviste stocks the broadest Cremant de Bordeaux selection in the city, with a tasting counter offering current releases by the glass. Cremant de Bordeaux is rarely found outside France and represents excellent local sparkling wine value.
The list: Badie's dedicated Cremant de Bordeaux selection counter: all major cooperative and independent producers of Bordeaux sparkling wine (methode traditionnelle); by the glass during opening hours
Bordeaux's grandest historic restaurant keeps its bar and wine service open late into the evening with the full 600-label list accessible. Popular with chateau owners after tasting dinners.
The list: 600-label Bordeaux-centric cellar open late; classified growth by-the-glass available until midnight; full kitchen service until 23:00
The quayside Chartrons wine bar stays open late with a full by-the-glass service of Bordeaux appellations and serves light charcuterie and cheese plates until closing.
The list: 250-label Bordeaux list; late-night by-the-glass service with charcuterie boards; second wines of classified growths always available
Chartrons wine bar keeping late hours Thursday to Saturday, popular with Bordeaux's wine trade community; rotating by-the-glass list changes weekly.
The list: 200-reference Bordeaux list; late-night service Thursday-Saturday with wine trade social crowd; sommelier on duty until midnight
Late-evening neighbourhood wine bar near the Capucins market, run by a sommelier couple, serving satellite appellation Bordeaux and natural wines until midnight-plus.
The list: 80-bottle rotating natural and classic Bordeaux list; late-night small plates; sommelier-owners present most evenings