Chateau Gaudrelle :
TOURS AND TASTINGS, AN EXPERIENCE
TOURS AND TASTINGS
Come visit us to discover the Chateau Gaudrelle’s world. Passionate by our job, we will share our savoir-faire during our wine tourism services. Come at the heart of troglodyte cellars of the Loire Valley and live the experience of a unique underground walk. Our wines reflect our history, our terroir and our identity, they show our commitment and our efforts.
Experts or amateurs, our visits are available in French, English or Spanish.
A car park is at your disposal (outside park for the coaches).
The cellar is accessible to people with reduced mobility such as families with strollers. Wearing a mask is compulsory within the establishment.
Wine Tasting
Let our Vouvray wines surprise you!
Tasting of our still and sparkling wines every day, without booking.
From extra-dry to dessert wines, we will awe your taste buds with our wines only produced with Chenin blanc.
Tips:
- Free tasting
- Booking advised
- Around 15 minutes
Tour & Tasting
Come discover an unusual place at the heart of the limestone. We will guide you in our troglodyte cellars to understand everything about the wine making process of our still and sparkling wines.
Vouvray wine will not have any more secrets for you!
Tips:
- Service available from Monday to Saturday, from 10:00am to 12:30pm and from 2:30pm to 6:30pm.
- By reservation only, at least 72 hours before
- From 10 to 100 persons
- Time: 45 minutes (+ potential purchases)
- Cost: €10 per person
- Optional: regional French delicacies (€5 per person)
- In case of cancellation, a part or the totality of the service will be charged.
- Deposit can be asked to confirm the booking
Premium Tour
Come into a unique place and discover our savoir-faire and taste a great selection of our white wines, still and sparkling. The Premium visit is for everyone, experts or amateurs, a time where we will share with you all the secrets to make our Vouvray wines. First, we guide you through the troglodyte cellars where we will explain you all the steps of the winemaking process, then we go to the tasting room where we share with you our impressions and sensations on our wines which are soon-to-be organic.
This tasting is also the occasion to discover some French regional delicacies such as Rillettes de Tours or Touraine goat cheese.
Tips:
- Includes regional delicacies
- Service available from Monday to Saturday, from 10:00am to 12:30pm and from 2:30pm to 6:30pm.
- By reservation only, at least 72 hours before
- From 2 to 50 persons
- Time: 1h15 (+ potential purchases)
- Cost: €15 per person
- In case of cancellation, a part or the totality of the service will be charged.
- Deposit can be asked to confirm the booking
VIP Tour
A total immersion in our vineyards to discover every step of our wine, from vine to glass.
We will take you on one of our most beautiful plots to explain in detail how we are working in the vineyards since we started to go organic.
After the tour in the vineyards, we will go back to the troglodyte cellars to continue for a commented tour on the wine making process. When the tour is over, we start the tasting of our Vouvray wines to show you our savoir-faire. You will taste a selection of our sparkling and still wines. This tasting will also be the occasion to discover some French regional delicacies such as Rillettes de Tours or Touraine goat cheese.
Tips :
- Includes regional delicacies
- Service available from Monday to Friday, from 10:00am to 12:30pm and from 2:30pm to 6:30pm. (April to September)
- By reservation only, at least 72 hours before
- From 2 to 50 persons
- Time: 2h (+ potential purchases)
- Cost: €45 per person
- In case of cancellation, a part or the totality of the service will be charged.
- Deposit can be asked to confirm the booking
Chef & Winemaker
Discover every step of the vinification of our Vouvray wines, still and sparkling while you are visiting our wine cellar digged in the limestone. Then, we will go into our troglodyte cellar and start by tasting our traditional Vouvray sparkling Brut as an appetizer. Once you are ready and have all the equipment you need, it’s time to cook! Helped by the chef from Tours à table and the choice you made, you will create a starter and a meal or a meal and a desert, made with local, fresh and seasonal products. A convivial moment with Tourangelle cuisine’s enthusiasts.
Afterwards, you will continue the tasting with the Chef and your gourmet creations. The time will be perfect to deal with wine and food pairing in depth by trying the meal you prepared with some of our wines previously selected by us (recipes change all year according to the availability).
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Tips :
- Service available from Monday to Friday, from 10.30am to 1pm or 6.30pm to 9pm.
- Reservation only, a week before at least
- From 2 to 12 persons
- Time: 2h30
- Sliding price scale according to the number of guests: 215€ to 105€.
- Quotation available on request
- In case of cancellation, a part of or the totality of the service could be charged.
- Service available in French or English
Tasting on the Loire
Live an unforgettable moment, a new experience on the royal river and let our boatman take you for a tour on La Rabouilleuse for a trip full of emotions and sensations. We propose you to discover the fauna and flora of the last wild river of Europe registered by UNESCO world heritage status while tasting our wines and some French delicacies.
Through our wines, you will discover the Vouvray terroir and we will share a unique moment in the real tradition of Rabelais.
Tips :
- Service available from Monday to Friday, from 10am to 12.30am and from 14.30 to 18.30
- Reservation only, at least a week before
- From 2 to 12 persons
- Duration : 2 hours
- Price variable according to the number of guests (ask us for a quote)
- A deposit can be asked to confirm the booking
- In case of cancellation, a part of or the totality can be charged
Afterworks
Every month, Chateau Gaudrelle organizes an afterwork on a different topic. It can be tours or tastings proposed at the end of the day, during the week to share a fun and convivial moment after your work day.
Reservation only and subject to a sufficient number of participants.
Wine and Cheese pairing
Chateau Gaudrelle proposes you a relaxing and gourmand moment with this Wine and cheese workshop.
First, a commentated visit of our cellars before to taste our Vouvray wines with a great selection of cheeses. We can guarantee you a moment full of surprises, discoveries and conviviality!
Tips :
- Cost: €12 per person
- Duration: 1h15
Oenological Games
Test your senses with our oenological games!
We welcome you in our estate to make you discover our passion and our savoir-faire! Go into the cellar to learn the rudiments of the wine making process of our white sparkling and still wines. Listen carefully, some information could be useful during the games 😉
Time to go back in the tasting room, team up with your partners before to start the games! Blind tasting, nose of the win, cheese and wine pairing with some questions about our estate will let you test your wine knowledge in a funny way.
This unusual game will strengthen your team spirit of your group and the most competitive ones will be happy to get their reward.
Tips :
- Cost: €25 per person
- Duration: 2 hours
Old Vintages
"He who knows how to savor will no longer drink wine but rather taste secrets" Salvador Dali
During this evening, we propose you to discover or to discover again the specificities of the Chenin Blanc and its unusual particularity.
Like a travel in the time, your glass becomes the witness of a period.
Good surprises are waiting for you during this commentated tasting of our wines.
Tips :
- Cost: €50 per person
- Duration : 1h30 (Includes tour and tasting)
You want to book or get more informations?
Write to us or contact us directly by phone at 0033 (0)2 47 25 93 50 or by email at reservation@chateaugaudrelle.com.
You are planning an evening with friends or with your colleagues, a bachelor party or a bachelorette party, a wedding, a birthday or a baptism … Let us know what you want, we will study all your requests!
To fully enjoy your visit, we advise you to:
- Bring a sweater or jacket, even in summer
- Avoid wearing a strong fragrance so as not to disturb your tasting
- Avoid before tasting: coffee, cigarettes, toothpaste and gum
- Plan an occupation for the children (a coloring area is available)