Discover Moulis-En-Médoc: Wine and Heritage

Wine tours, a long circular trail and historic buildings reveal different sides of Moulis-En-Médoc. If you are planning a stay, these highlights can help you decide what kind of trip you want: you can focus on visits and tastings, discover the landscape along the Chemin pédestre, or explore local architecture and history.

Wine tours with different focuses

The tours vary in format and duration. Château Chasse-Spleen offers classic visits, vertical tastings, visits with tastings, and lunch at its Bar à Vin. Château Anthonic combines a tour of the vineyard and cellars with a tasting afterwards. Château Branas Grand Poujeaux offers a safari tour through its vineyards. The options range from tastings to visits that take in the vineyards or cellars.

The duration and format also vary: Château Mauvesin Barton offers a one-hour guided tour with two wines. Château Biston-Brillette combines a free tour with a tasting that includes the barrel cellar and fermentation room; the tasting includes two wines. The Maison du Vin de Moulis, by contrast, offers a self-guided visit. It covers the Moulis-en-Médoc appellation, its terroir, châteaux and wines.

Another landmark in the wine region is Château Chasse-Spleen: in 1932, the estate was classified as a Grand Cru Exceptionnel in the Moulis-en-Médoc appellation. This historic distinction complements the different ways to discover wine and winemaking locally. Visit and booking arrangements can change, so check the formats you want before your trip.

A circular trail through vineyards, forests and the village

The 14-kilometre Chemin pédestre de Moulis is a circular trail created in 2002. Less than ten percent of the route follows paved roads. Along the way, it passes through vineyards, by châteaux, through forests and through the village. These landscape features show that the trail takes in not only vineyards, but also woodland and built-up areas.

The route can also be used by bicycle or on horseback. This gives you two other ways to explore it, in addition to walking. If you are especially interested in the landscape and the route, you can make this trail a focus of your itinerary.

Church, mill and fountain

The Église Saint-Saturnin was built in the early 13th century. Its oldest parts, the apse and the choir, may date from the late 12th century. The choir features significant interior ornamentation, and the capital sculptures show Oriental influences. The dating of the oldest parts remains tentative, while the church itself is dated to the early 13th century.

The Moulin de Tiquetorte is an old watermill on the banks of the Jalle de Moulis. The Fontaine de la Raze offers another perspective on the local heritage: this semi-subterranean stone fountain, topped by a vault, lies among the vineyards south of Grand Poujeaux. It feeds a small washhouse. Its long stone slabs are made from fragments of sarcophagi—a remarkable history of materials directly connected with the structure.

Discover winemaking at the museum

The Musée des Arts et Métiers de la Vigne et du Vin devotes its exhibition to winemaking and wine. Visiting times vary by season: in summer, tours take place every hour from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; in winter, at 10:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. Check the times before your visit. The museum and wine tours offer different focuses: here, the exhibition on winemaking and wine takes centre stage, while tours elsewhere may include vineyards, cellars or tastings.

Discover more destinations: Grayan-Et-L'hôpital, Massugas, Le Teich, Mourens, Saint-Antoine-Du-Queyret, Le Temple, Grézillac, Origne.

For the regional travel overview: Gironde.