Chateau de Nitray
Chateau de Nitray
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bcbtoronto
Zurich, Switzerland463 contributions
Aug 2021 • Couples
If you like to do a wine tasting at a small location or having a wedding this may be a place for you. Visiting a chateau is not happening. It is a private place where people live. The garden is a place to put up Wednesday Ng tents and call this heritage is an insult. Basically it is a waste of time even if you already in Chenonceaux.
Written 7 August 2021
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Dawn92106
San Diego, CA73 contributions
Sept 2019 • Couples
The proprietor/wine maker, Francois was welcoming and friendly, liberal with the wine pouring, and gave us a tour around the grounds. The wines were organic, variable in type and very good. Explanation about the very old pigeon coop (manure used as fertilizer) was an interesting addition tour.
Written 5 September 2019
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Greg F
Jacksonville, FL415 contributions
Aug 2019 • Couples
We stopped here for a wine tasting and learned so much about the Loire Valley and the wines from the region. The vineyard and castle owner greeted us and conducted the tasting and we also had a delightful lunch with him and our group. Wine is available for an extremely reasonable price, and worth 5 times the price.
Written 18 August 2019
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Leesha2014
Canberra, Australia127 contributions
June 2015 • Family
We saw this on a day tour which also took us to Chenonceau and Chambord. Lunch here was included in the tour as was wine tasting. There was no tour of the chateau,i only a look at an old pigeon tower with a movable ladder the owner had restored. The owner greeted us and was friendly and personable and the food was okay. Apart from the sparkling champagne like wine I found all the others unpleasant. I bought a half bottle but I found it had an undertaste I didn't like and I threw it out. Obviously taste in wine is personal, but I personally don't recommend it. The 3 chateau day tour was very good despite this chateau, and it was okay as a stop for lunch.
Written 24 July 2015
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Capdan13
Essex, UK1,125 contributions
Aug 2013 • Family
In the summer of 2011 we just happened to be driving along the main road and saw the signs pointing to Chateau de Nitray. On the spur of the moment we turned round , parked up and went in to visit. It was so good we visited again this summer (2013).
We were given a warm welcome. Entrance is now 5€ per adult. That includes a short film about barrel making (all in french but you soon understand the gist of it and have to do it!). Then you are free to roam the grounds and outbuildings, accompanied by a detailed handbook in your respective language.Visiting the pigeon house, wine vats, rose garden, etc.
The courtyard has lots of bicycles free to borrow to cycle in the grounds and around the estate. Once you have exhausted yourselves, you are encouraged to enjoy the wine tasting. Taking a seat at a table 6-9 bottles are placed in front of you with a dish of nibbles. You are under no pressure to buy wine and each time we visited, although we have purchased, we have felt that we could leave if we wanted to without buying.
All in all its a relaxing experience...although make sure you take the cycle ride before you taste the wine and do remember in most cases one of you is driving! The only disappointment is that you cannot go into the chateau. It is a family home. However, they do entertain tour parties and it is a wedding venue as well. We loved it here, one minute driving along the road and the next cycling around the estate, so relaxing.
One other tip, continue on the road past the chateau entrance, not the main road, and it takes you down to the river and an old mill. Absolutely beautiful and good place to picnic.
We were given a warm welcome. Entrance is now 5€ per adult. That includes a short film about barrel making (all in french but you soon understand the gist of it and have to do it!). Then you are free to roam the grounds and outbuildings, accompanied by a detailed handbook in your respective language.Visiting the pigeon house, wine vats, rose garden, etc.
The courtyard has lots of bicycles free to borrow to cycle in the grounds and around the estate. Once you have exhausted yourselves, you are encouraged to enjoy the wine tasting. Taking a seat at a table 6-9 bottles are placed in front of you with a dish of nibbles. You are under no pressure to buy wine and each time we visited, although we have purchased, we have felt that we could leave if we wanted to without buying.
All in all its a relaxing experience...although make sure you take the cycle ride before you taste the wine and do remember in most cases one of you is driving! The only disappointment is that you cannot go into the chateau. It is a family home. However, they do entertain tour parties and it is a wedding venue as well. We loved it here, one minute driving along the road and the next cycling around the estate, so relaxing.
One other tip, continue on the road past the chateau entrance, not the main road, and it takes you down to the river and an old mill. Absolutely beautiful and good place to picnic.
Written 17 September 2013
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Rhianna
Orlando, FL80 contributions
Oct 2018 • Couples
Visiting Chateau de Nitray was truly a highlight to our trip. All I wanted to do when visiting the Loire Valley was to visit a vineyard and drink fine wine and meet the locals. It was day 3 of our 4 day trip and we still had yet to have that experience. It was by luck (and recommendation by our hotel owner) to come to Nitray.
When we arrived we were told that they were not open for tours (should have looked it up first), but that we could pay a small admission fee and do a self-guided tour of the grounds, but not inside as the owners reside there, and afterwards could sample some wine.
As we were finishing the tour and heading back for some wine samples, we noticed an open door with wine vats, so we peaked our heads inside. We were greeting by friendly Francois who invited us in and gave us a lesson about the wine and samples straight from the vats! He was so passionate about the wine making process and truly made the experience so much better.
After meeting with Francois, we sat at a table outside and sampled a few of their wines which were superb. We ended up bringing a bottle back to our hotel to enjoy that night. The vineyards are across from the Chateau which which took a quick walk through. This was such a pleasant visit, one that will be forever remembered.
When we arrived we were told that they were not open for tours (should have looked it up first), but that we could pay a small admission fee and do a self-guided tour of the grounds, but not inside as the owners reside there, and afterwards could sample some wine.
As we were finishing the tour and heading back for some wine samples, we noticed an open door with wine vats, so we peaked our heads inside. We were greeting by friendly Francois who invited us in and gave us a lesson about the wine and samples straight from the vats! He was so passionate about the wine making process and truly made the experience so much better.
After meeting with Francois, we sat at a table outside and sampled a few of their wines which were superb. We ended up bringing a bottle back to our hotel to enjoy that night. The vineyards are across from the Chateau which which took a quick walk through. This was such a pleasant visit, one that will be forever remembered.
Written 15 January 2019
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European traveler
Germany81 contributions
Sept 2018 • Friends
What a charming house and park, typical for the region, and must see for any amateur of old estates.
Written 29 September 2018
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Cheryl O
Warminster, PA23 contributions
Sept 2018
This is a small family winery. The couple that ran it for their family were very friendly. We sampled 3 wines which were delicious. Then they served us a wonderful rustic French lunch which was made by the wife (sorry don't know her name) It was roasted chicken, roasted potatoes and roasted tomatoes. Everything was magnifique!!!! They also gave us delicious baguette bread and all the wine for lunch that we wanted. And a delicious apple tart for dessert.
Written 5 September 2018
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cprendi10
Quincy, MA117 contributions
June 2018 • Friends
This was included in a Viator day trip to the Loire Valley. We had already toured Chambord Castle and it was a perfect stop to rest and refuel. The atmosphere was welcoming and friendly and the food was excellent. It was a buffet style meal which allowed for seconds and choices. We were then served coffee outside and toured the pigeon tower and grounds. Wine was on sale for those who wished to purchase it. I enjoyed the respite and friendliness of our hosts.
Written 22 June 2018
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MimiBellini
Charlotte, North Carolina58 contributions
Dec 2017 • Couples
We stopped here as part of a day trip to the Loire Valley from Paris. It's a lovely chateau (well, what you can see from the outside), and the wine was decent and cheap. Our tour included lunch, which I was told would have a vegetarian option. Turns out, the option was just to not eat meat. It was also billed as "all you can drink" during lunch, but the owner's assistant was not too keen to open bottles of the white- I'm assuming because all the had remaining was already labeled, unlike the red we tasted. The food was OK. French cheese and bread is always wonderful, but otherwise it was not memorable. The owner seemed quite personable. At the end of the meal I had seen several people go up to the front with their plates and scrape off leftovers into a trash bin. I went up to do the same, then as I turned around noticed that they had a large bowl for depositing leftovers, presumably to later compost? Or perhaps feed to the chickens (which should not be eating meat!). The assistant looked directly at me and stated that I was being gauche for discarding leftovers into the trash, with a haughty look. Of course, he didn't think I could understand him. You know what is rude? Expecting patrons to bring up their own dishes, and just know that they are apparently supposed to put it in a giant slop bin, and then denigrating them.
Written 10 December 2017
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Where does it’s name come from - Château de Nitray?
Written 15 May 2018
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