Located in the heart of the Medoc vineyards, Medoc Hotel du Golf is the perfect place to stay for golfers.79 rooms with all modern equipments, swimming pole, spa, massages, restaurant, and the 2 famous Medoc golf courses on site, this comfortable four star hotel also offers some wine tasting experience. Ideal for avid golfers who are wine amateurs.
Golf Courses
Médoc golf course Les Vignes
Designed by Rod Whitman, Medoc les Vignes course is set in a typically regional landscape where the beauty of the moors and of the maritime pines serve to enhance the architect’s design.
The long par 5 holes with their carefully designed greens, the judiciously placed bunkers call for precise strokes. The wide variety of the playing situations and the delightful setting will meet the expectations of the most demanding players.
Médoc golf course Les Châteaux
Site of the French open in 1999 (European PGA Tour), Medoc les Châteaux Golf Course corresponds to the pure tradition of Scottish links. Wide fairways bordered by heather, gorse, and broom, entice golfers into the delights of carefully preserved nature.
The fast greens, the influence of winds from the Atlantic ocean, and the technical difficulties of the layout go to make this championship course a constant challenge.
Medoc les Châteaux course is set in the heart of the wine area and the players will have no doubt about that, since each hole is named after a Medoc top vintage and the 150 yards mark is …a bottle of wine.
Lacanau golf course
Lacanau, one of the most famous surf spot in Europe, offers a superb golf course with its pine-shaded fairways close to the Atlantic ocean.
It is an enchantment for the walking golfer, and the advanced golfer will enjoy the challenge of this demanding course with its scattered traps, water hazards, and its challenging undulated greens.
Wine expedition
Visit of the medieval town of Saint-Emilion
There are some architectural sites which have always seemed, from immemorial times, to blend in with the surrounding landscape. Saint-Emilion is just such a jewel of stones, in a natural setting of utmost beauty.This medieval town stands proudly at the top of the hill overlooking the worldwide renowned Saint-Emilion vineyards and is the ideal place for wine tasting and shopping.Built in the form of an amphitheatre, Saint-Emilion has also a remarkable monolithic church and its Romanesque monuments and vestiges tuck away in the back streets which seem to defy the passage of time. The stone is a soft ochre colour, and somehow symbolises the town’s spirit
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Wine tasting visit at Chateau Franc Mayne, a Saint Emilion Grand Cru Classé wine renowned for its quality and its famous cellar and underground corridors. Located on the prestigious hillside of the Côte des francs, Château Franc-Mayne has a vineyard of 7 uninterrupted hectares, planted on the old stone quarries in the heart of the Saint-Emilion appellation
Wine tasting visit at Chateau Palmer. Château Palmer is a Grand Cru Classé de Médoc located in the worldwide renowned city of Margaux. Château Palmer's finesse, elegance and concentration, typical of the greatest wines of Margaux, are above all due to its unique terroir of gravelly rises. Built in 1856 for the brothers Isaac and Emile Péreire, the château shows a subtle blend of classic, Baroque, and Renaissance styles, and features tall windows with blue shutters, sculpted lintels, and a slate roof. The glazed doors open onto recently-created topiary gardens. Looking beyond the gardens, visitors can admire the gentle slope of the gravelly rises of Margaux and Cantenac where Palmer's vineyards are to be found. The long rows of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon vines stretch out to the horizon under the blue Médoc sky...
Wine tasting visit at Château Pichon Longueville (Grand Cru Classé de Medoc).
It was in the 17th century that Jacques de Pichon, Baron de Longueville, began to put together the vineyard of Pichon-Longueville, between St-Julien and Pauillac. The reputation of this wine was established in a few years and the fame of the domaine equalled that of Latour.
Golf & Wine Break in France 5 Days / 4 Nights / 3 Golf rounds / 3 wine tasting visits
Prices indicated are in euros, per person, based on double occupancy.
Including : * 4 nights in a twin bedded room at Médoc Hotel du Golf * Daily buffet breakfast * 3 rounds of golf with pre-booking of tee times * Rental car with full insurance coverage and unlimited mileage OR Chauffeur driven service for all ground transportation * 3 wine tasting visits * Travel book including all travel documents and sightseeing suggestions * Meet and greet service * France Golf Tours assistance and services * All local taxes
Not included : * Meals, drinks, tips and other personal expenses * Electric golf carts rental or caddies
Attention : the hotels, golf courses, and visits indicated in the program are subject to availability according to the clients’ travelling time.
