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Bordeaux is at its best for wine/vineyards in June to October. Good but not prime in May. Crowds peak in July and bottom out in December.
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wine/Vineyards | 8 | 14 | 21 | 48 | 67 | 94 | 95 | 85 | 92 | 90 | 36 | 12 |
| City & Culture | 3 | 15 | 42 | 72 | 93 | 93 | 26 | 10 | 88 | 87 | 62 | 7 |
| Crowds |
Swipe the table sideways for the rest of the year.
Harvest runs through the autumn and is the best time to be here. Book tastings two to three weeks ahead, longer for a private visit — harvest is when the châteaux are busiest, not when they are shut
August, when the first growths usually close for the holidays and the city empties — most châteaux with a tourism operation stay open. February is simply grey.
June through September, with July and August the busiest
Wine is the point and children are tolerated rather than catered for at most estates. The city itself is flat, walkable and has a water mirror children love.
Staying in the city and driving out beats basing in a wine village unless you have a specific appellation in mind — Bordeaux has the restaurants and the estates are all within an hour.
0 is this destination’s own quietest month and 100 its busiest. The scale never compares one destination to another. Source: Wikipedia — Bordeaux