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Pascal
MINEAU presents you the best domains and helps you assemble
a fine cellar of Loire Valley wines.
1,520
€ per person,
in double rooms.
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Four
days and four nights, a wine and gastronomy programme, a taste
of the “art de vivre” in the Loire Valley.
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Day
1
Departure from Paris or Tours (in the heart of the Loire Valley)
in the morning.
The first day is dedicated to Sancerre and Pouilly Fumé
wines.
With the company of an expert, you visit the vineyard and
taste some Sancerre of the Domain de la Poussie.
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Lunch
is at your convenience in Sancerre.
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In the early afternoon, you get a taste of the famous Chavignol
goat cheese.
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We spend the rest of the afternoon visiting the winery of
the Chateau du Nozet, the best Pouilly Fumé
in the world, which, of course, you get to try (Pouilly
La Doucette and Baron L.) This visit is exclusive to Val
de Loire Prestige. |
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A 3* hotel facing the Loire River
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Day
2
We leave Sancerre in the direction of the “Chateaux region”.
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In the morning, you discover a jewel from the Renaissance,
the Chateau of Chambord, listed as a world heritage by
the UNESCO.
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Lunch is at your convenience in Cheverny. Early afternoon, you take
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wines at the Domain de Montcy.
After this tasting, I take you for a tour of the royal town of Blois.
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Dinner and accommodation are at a 4* Chateau Hotel
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Day
3
We take you to the Domain Marc Brédif, where
you visit the nicest Vouvray cellar, and taste
dry, medium dry, sweet, and sparkling Vouvray.
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We stop by Tours where we have lunch in a traditional French
restaurant. In the afternoon, we go to Chinon,
at the Domain de la Noblaie. You visit the vineyard, and
try some of the finest Chinon wines, that get even
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 aged!
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Dinner is served in a 4* Chateau Hotel (Relais et Chateaux).
You spend the night in this magnificent hotel in the heart of the
Chinon vineyard.
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Day
4
In the morning, you can stroll around the medieval town
of Chinon.
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You continue your initiation to the Loire Valley wines with a tasting
of Bourgueil. The Domain de la Lande welcomes us for the
last tasting of red wines. Lovers of strong tannic wines will appreciate
the expertise of the producer.
Lunch is at your convenience in Bourgueil
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In
the afternoon, we head back towards Paris to end the trip in a 4*
hotel located in the fashion district, a stone’s
throw from the Louvre Museum. If you are lovers
of sweet wines, we can organize a tasting of Coteau du Layon
wines before dinner.
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Dinner in
a “chic” Parisian restaurant.
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