Château de Rayne Vigneau

Located 35 km south of Bordeaux, Château de Rayne Vigneau is one of the most prestigious properties of the Sauternes appellation, ranked among the first Grands Crus in 1855.

Château de Rayne Vigneau offers prestigious tastings and unusual tours promoted to the Best of Wine Tourism international competition in 2016 and 2018.

Languages : French and English
Shop : Yes
Opening :
- From April to November : 7 days/7 from 10am to 12:30am and from 14pm to 18pm.
- From December to March : Monday to Friday from 10am to 12:30am and from 14pm to 18pm. Weekends by reservation.

DISCOVERY TOUR :

With or without reservation, discover the Château de Rayne Vigneau starting with the exceptional point of view on the vineyard where will mix history, microclimate, vineyard, botrytis, viticulture, terroir, until the elaboration of our wines in the cellar. The visit ends with the tasting of our 3 wines.
From the vineyard to the bottle, Sauternes will have no more secrets for you.

Price : 15€/person
Duration : 1 hour
Reservation recommended

VISIT "SECRETS OF RAYNE VIGNEAU" AND "MILLÉSIMEZ-VOUS" :

Finish your Discovery Tour by the vertical tasting of 3 or 6 great vintages of Château de Rayne Vigneau. Enter the fascinating world of great aging wines.

Price : from 30€ to 40€/person
Duration: from 1 hour to 1 hour 30
Reservation recommended

THE BLENDING WORKSHOP :

You will take the place of the cellar master, the time of a moment shared with a professional of the property. A unique experience that allows you to discover all the aromatic worlds of our white grape varieties. You will blend selected lots for our upcoming vintage and will leave with your first Grand Cru Classé.

Price : From 85€/person
Duration : 2 hours and 30 minutes
From 2 to 16 people
Booking 72 hours in advance. A last minute booking is possible according to our availability.

PERCHED TASTING :

Accompagnied by a professional climbing tree, you will be invited to the top of a cedar bicentenary. You will climb rope to a suspended table to enjoy our first Grand Cru Classé. A magic moment and out of the ordinary facing the panorama of the Sauternes vineyard and the Valley of the Ciron.
Tasting associated with a sporting activity, provide adequate clothing (pants and closed shoes).

Best of Wine Tourism 2016
Price : 49€/person
Duration : 2 hours and 30 minutes
From 7 years without tasting for minors
From 2 to 4 people
Booking 48 hours in advance. A last minute booking is possible according to our availability.

THE 5 SENSES IN AWAKENING :

Live an atypical initiation by awakening your 5 senses to the tasting thanks to the proposed workshops : the sight, the smell, the touch, the taste and the hearing. This workshop is a fun aid to learning the tasting followed by the discovery of the 3 wines of the Château.

Best of Wine Tourism 2018
Price : 30€/person
Duration : 1 hour 30
Booking 48 hours in advance. A last minute booking is possible according to our availability.

THE SWEET ESCAPE (ESCAPE GAME) :

"1940, Vicomte Gabriel de Roton, owner of the Château has just concluded his press conference: a deposit of semi-precious stones has been found on the prestigious vineyard!" The Escape Game will allow you to enter the dining room of the property to flush out the stone that has the ability to give excellence to our first Grand Cru Classé. Riddles and codes are the obstacles to overcome. Logic and observation are your weapons. Your goal, you seize Rayne Vigneau's secret. But hurry ... before his owner comes back!
Celebrate your victory around the tasting of our 3 wines.

Price : 30€/person for 4 people, 25€/person from 5 people
Duration : 1 hour 30
From 4 to 8 people
From 9 years without tasting for minors.
Booking 48 hours in advance. A last minute booking is possible according to our availability.

RAYNE VIGNEAU ON HORSE :

Accompanied by a sports educator, stroll through the vast vineyard of Château de Rayne Vigneau and its surroundings. A visit of the property and the cellars will be then proposed to you followed by the tasting of the 3 wines of the Château.
Tasting associated with a sports activity, provide adequate clothing (pants and closed shoes).

Price : 85€/person
Duration : 2 hours
From 9 years without tasting for minors
From 2 to 4 people (beyond, contact us)
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday
Booking 10 days in advance. A last minute booking is possible according to our availability.

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