Signature experience — Nancy
Toul vineyard
Duration
Full day
Price
From €560
Mercedes
Dedicated vehicle & chauffeur
Back in 1771, Chaumont de La Galaizière, the royal intendant in Lorraine, set rules for the vines around Toul to revive slopes battered by Little Ice Age frosts. Fast‑forward to 1998 and the Côtes de Toul earned AOC status, safeguarding the region’s pale “vin gris,” a direct‑press blend of Gamay, Pinot Noir, and Auxerrois. Just 25 km west of Nancy, limestone terraces ring Bruley, Lucey, and Blénod‑lès‑Toul like a quiet amphitheater above the Moselle, with Toul’s Saint‑Étienne Cathedral on the skyline and old dry‑stone murgers tracing centuries of toil.
It’s a full day with you tasting while your driver handles the road. Pick‑up at your Nancy hotel in a Mercedes, flexible timing, and tailored stops: a historic cellar, Vauban’s bastioned walls, lunch in a grower’s village. The vehicle stays at your disposal between visits as you compare a structured vin gris and an oak‑aged Pinot Noir. Around Toul with your private chauffeur near Nancy, transfers run 10–15 minutes between estates, or 30 minutes if you add Liverdun’s Moselle viewpoint on the way back.
Your itinerary
- I
9:00 — Hotel pick‑up in Nancy and scenic drive to Toul (30 min).
- II
10:00 — Guided tasting at an AOC Côtes de Toul estate in Bruley (1 hr).
- III
12:30 — Terroir lunch in Lucey, then a stop on Toul’s ramparts for cathedral views (1 hr 30).
- IV
3:00 — Second winery in Blénod‑lès‑Toul focusing on vin gris and Pinot Noir, then return to Nancy around 5:00 pm.
What’s included
- ✓ Dedicated Amani driver
- ✓ Mercedes at disposal
- ✓ Hotel pick‑up
- ✓ Waiting time during visits
Your chauffeur’s tip
Book tastings on Saturday mornings from April to June; many growers open older plots for visits, and the low light makes the dry‑stone walls far more photogenic.
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