Western and Central

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Whenever possible, we will arrange shipment of any wines you wish to buy.

Day 1

· Arrive Angers train station. Personal greeting and escort to the Chateau de Noirieux.
· Settle in hotel. Relax and unwind in the grounds.
· Pre-dinner tasting of Loire wines with your personal guide and wine expert, and the sommelier of the hotel.
· Dinner in the hotel’s superb dining room, featuring fresh local produce and great Loire wines.

Day 2

· After breakfast at the hotel, we take our private minibus to Muscadet country.
· Our first tasting is in the small town of Vallet, at the winery Grande Garde.
· Just a few miles on, our second tasting is at Clos des Yonnieres in the village of Le Landreau.
· We lunch in the town of Champtoceaux, perched on the Loire, at the Michelin-starred Les Jardins de la Forge.
· Our afternoon tasting is in the Savennieres region at Chateau de Chamboureau - some of the most refined examples of the chenin grape in the world.
· Relax, relax, relax at the hotel.
· Pre-dinner wine tasting with our sommelier.
· Dinner at the hotel.

Day 3

· We breakfast at the hotel then take our minibus for a tasting of Saumur-Champigny at Domaine de Saint-Just.
· A leisurely drive to Chateau de la Roulerie to taste their superb Coteaux du Layon.
· We lunch at the Michelin-starred Licorne in nearby Fontevraud-l’Abbaye.
· The afternoon tasting is at Domaine Dubois in the village of Saint-Cyr-en-Bourg.
· Take it easy at the hotel.
· Pre-dinner wine-tasting.
· Grand dinner at the hotel, our last night there before moving on.

The Loire: Central and Eastern

 

The wines of Bourgueil, Chinon, Vouvray, Menetou-Salon, Sancerre and Pouilly-Fume

Day 4

· Breakfast at the Chateau. Our bags are loaded into our private minibus and we head off to Tours and our new luxury residence, the Chateau de Noizay.
· Pre-dinner wine tasting at our chateau with your guide and wine expert, and the resident sommelier.
· Dinner at the chateau with fine regional cuisine and top quality local wines.

Day 2 (Day 5 for continuation tour)

· After breakfast at the Chateau, we take our private minibus to Domaine des Ouches to taste some of their great Bourgueil.
· We then cross to the south bank of the Loire to visit Chateau de Saint-Louand and sample their exquisite Chinon.
· We return to our Chateau to relax over lunch.
· In the afternoon we visit the white wine country of Vouvray for a tasting of delectable dessert wines at Domaine des Aubuisieres.
· On to Domaine de la Galiniere to check out their range of award-winning sparkling wines.
· Back to our Chateau to relax before dinner.

Day 3 (Day 6 for continuation tour)

· A leisurely breakfast, then off to the region of Menetou-Salon to taste sublime whites at Clos des Blanchais.
· We lunch at the Michelin-starred restaurant Abbaye St-Ambroix in the historic city of Bourges.
· Our first afternoon tasting is at the Domaine de Nozay - a Sancerre worthy of the finest palate.
· Our final tasting of the day is of one of the best examples of Pouilly-Fume, at Domaine Masson Blondelet.
· Awaiting us at our chateau is a grand farewell banquet with - of course - superb wines of the Loire.

Day 4 (Day 7 for continuation tour)

· After breakfast, we will escort you to Tours train station or airport for your onward journey.

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