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Visit : From Château des Thorins to Château du Moulin-à-Vent
Features
- Free cancellation available
- 1h
- Mobile voucher
- Instant confirmation
- Multiple languages
Overview
- Privileged viewpoint of the terrace overlooking the appellation
- Tasting 4 cuvées, including 2 single-vineyards and an older vintage
- Privative visit of Château du Moulin-à-Vent, reference domain since 1732
- Visit of the vaulted cellar, dating back from the 16th century
Activity location
- Villefranche-sur-Saone
- Villefranche-sur-Saone, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Meeting/Redemption Point
- 4 Les Thorins, 71570 Romanèche-Thorins, France | Once arrived to the emblematic Moulin-à-Vent (windmill) that you will see on your right, continue the road during 300m and the Château will be on your right again, at the angle of the street.
- Romanèche-Thorins, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
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Visit : From Château des Thorins to Château du Moulin-à-Vent
- 1h
Activity duration is 1 hour 1h - English
What's included, what's not
- From the terrace, discover the specificities of Moulin-à-Vent: granite soils, impact of the winds, or diversity of the terroirs, and then dive into the last 3 centuries of the Château's history.
What's included What's included - In the vat room, focus on the technical part, with thoughts shared on our methods and our choices,
What's included What's included - Passage through the vaulted and secular cellar of the domain.
What's included What's included - Taste 4 wines, including one from an older vintage, to appreciate the "vintage effect" on our wines.
What's included What's included
What you can expect
This tour transports the curious into the daily life of the estate.
From the privileged viewpoint of the terrace overlooking the appellation, they discover the specificities of Moulin-à-Vent: its granitic soils and their characteristic expression of pink sand, the impact of the winds that blow on the AOC and the estate, or the diversity of the terroirs, of which you can already see 5 out of the 69, with their very different environments. A dive into the past of the Château immerses them in 3 centuries of history, alongside the great families who have carried the estate, with a faith still intact today.
In the winery, we focus on the technical part: explanations of our methods and our choices, we share the genesis of our wines, from the harvest to the maturation. The vaulted cellar of the domain, which dates back from the end of the 16th century, marks the final point of the visit.
The Chapelle des Thorins then opens its doors, with 4 wines available for tasting: 3 cuvées, including 2 single-vineyards from the terroirs presented at the beginning of the visit, on the current vintage, as well as a cuvée from an older vintage, in order to appreciate the ““vintage effect”” on our wines.”
Location
Activity location
LOB_ACTIVITIES LOB_ACTIVITIES - Villefranche-sur-Saone
- Villefranche-sur-Saone, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Meeting/Redemption Point
PEOPLE PEOPLE - 4 Les Thorins, 71570 Romanèche-Thorins, France | Once arrived to the emblematic Moulin-à-Vent (windmill) that you will see on your right, continue the road during 300m and the Château will be on your right again, at the angle of the street.
- Romanèche-Thorins, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France