Château De Pressac - Saint-Étienne

Our guide gave us a fantastic tour around the winey providing great information about the owners, the wines, the chateau and history of events that occurred there. Fascinating. We learnt about the grand cru appellations. Best of luck in trying the next level. We tasted 3 wines and had a little snack and ended up purchasing a few bottles. It was a great start to our winery day. Thank you

There are so many chateaux in the area but at Chateau de Pressac you have great wine, a gorgeous castle and amazing history. The guides are friendly, speak fluent English and can answer any question. At the tasting, they give cheese and sausage with the wine which makes it taste so much better! I am a guide in Bordeaux and have been taking clients here for 7 years and this is always the favorite.

My partner and I visited nine châteaux in Bordeaux (including Mouton Rothschild and this one was my favourite! The wine was fantastic, of course. But Château de Pressac being a Grand Cru Classé, that was to be expected. What made it special was the place itself, the stories about the owner winemaker, and our fantastic guide Lomane. Place the chateau is atop a hill, surrounded by its vineyards and arguably has the best view of Saint Émilion’s hills and slopes. It was apparently also the site where the treaty to end the Hundred Years War was signed, and one of its original medieval towers still stands! Definitely an excellent place to snap a few photos. Owner winemaker I unfortunately did not have the pleasure to meet him, but our guide said that he purchased the chateau after retiring at 48, when the chateau and most of its vines were in bad condition. Now, the chateau has been restored, his first label is a grand cru classé, and his rosé was surprisingly spectacular. Finally, our guide Lomane was funny, engaging and very knowledgeable. She knew the answer to every single question, and even did a tutored tasting of the 3 wines (rosé, second label, and 3rd label . Even after hearing about the winemaking process many times before, Lomane made it fun and exciting! She masterfully managed the big group we were in (a tour bus had to join our small group because said tour bus arrived 2 hours late! , and gave me and my partner special attention to make sure we had an awesome experience. For the price, this is exceptional value, especially relative to the price being charged at other chateaus. Highly, highly recommended.

Regardless of some personnel shortage due to Covit cases we were welcomed very friendly by the owner of the estate. It was a great experience to spend some time with him and to feel his dedication to the wine making. We could learn some important facts about the place, the philosophy of the vineyard and the particularity of the terroirs. At the end we had to pass a small, interesting test within the degustation of 3 different wines ; Can definitely recommend a visit.

One of the most beautiful chateaus in Saint Emilion. The tour was very informative . Tasting also was great. We visit it as part of our tour with Rustic Vines company