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Grand Crus winery wine tastings in Beaune

Does anyone have experience with a reasonably priced tour that offers at least one or two tastings at Grand Crus wineries?
...or is it possible to make reservations?...
My friend and I will not have a car and only staying 2 nights in Beaune, but I want very much to do this if at all possible.
We will bike around, but a reservation (or tour) is needed to do a Grand Crus winery tasting as I understand it.

Would appreciate it if you would share your experiences, and/or any constructive info or suggestions ..thank you! We will be there in late August.

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A few years ago, we took a very nice van tour with several stops at wineries with Grand Cru wines. Now these are not the rare big price wines, like the one I saw in an Aspen restaurant for $48,000 a bottle (Domaine Romanee-Conti, 1985).
With the driver/guide giving entree, we had several tastings along the way. The tour was not that expensive, as it was shared with 3 other couples. We bought a few bottles along the way, but stuck with the more reasonably priced Premier Cru. Still a bargain based on US wine shop prices.

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Thank you for the information. Do you happen to remember the name of the tour or the company? I have to add that every time I read something about the Romanee Conti wines from the 80s it makes me want to cry because I drank the bottle of Le Tache I had back then not realizing how much it could be worth LOL

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Thank you for the information. Do you happen to remember the name of the tour or the company? I have to add that every time I read something about the Romanee Conti wines from the 80s it makes me want to cry because I drank the bottle of Le Tache I had back then not realizing how much it could be worth LOL

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We used this outfit:
https://wineandvoyages.com/
They did start in Dijon, but you can probably arrange to get picked up at Nuits-St Georges station, as the first stop was just south of there. They were very helpful. Stopped in Beaune for lunch break (on our own) then the driver dropped us at our new hotel in Beaune at the end of the day.