15th-century fortified chateau hotel in the Chinon countryside southwest of the medieval town, with a cellar focused on Chinon and Bourgueil Cabernet Franc paired with Touraine cooking.
The list: Chinon-focused cellar of 450 references; sommelier-led pairing dinners; concierge-arranged Couly-Dutheil and Bernard Baudry estate visits
Address: 9 route du Chateau, 37500 Marcay, France, Loire Valley
Five-star Tours hotel in a 19th-century neoclassical mansion above the Loire with Michelin-starred restaurant and a Loire-spanning cellar deep on Vouvray, Montlouis, Chinon and Sancerre.
The list: Cellar of 700 references; sommelier-led tasting menu pairings; Vouvray and Sancerre vertical tasting evenings; Tours-base for day excursions to all four Loire wine sub-regions
Boutique clifftop hotel with the two-Michelin-star Anne de Bretagne restaurant on the Atlantic edge of the Pays Nantais, majoring on cru Muscadet from Le Pallet, Clisson and Gorges.
The list: 8,000-bottle cellar focused on aged cru Muscadet; sommelier Christian Brossier curates oyster-and-Muscadet pairings; concierge-arranged Pays Nantais estate visits
Sancerre hotel on the medieval citadel with panoramic Sauvignon Blanc vineyard views, partnered with the Maison des Sancerre and 12 local estates for tasting packages.
The list: Sancerre and Pouilly-Fume-focused wine list; partnered tasting evenings with neighbouring estates; concierge-arranged Bue and Chavignol cellar visits
Relais et Chateaux property carved into the tufa cliff at Rochecorbon, with rooms inside troglodyte caves and a Michelin-starred restaurant drawing from a deep Vouvray cellar.
The list: Vouvray-heavy cellar with verticals of Domaine Huet, Foreau and Marc Bredif; concierge-arranged Vouvray and Montlouis estate visits; in-house Chenin Blanc masterclass on Saturdays
Working Saumur-Champigny estate run by the Pisani-Ferry family with five guest rooms in the 17th-century chateau, including cellar visits and tasting of the estate's wines.
The list: Estate Saumur-Champigny and Saumur blanc served at breakfast and dinner; private cellar visit with tasting included; harvest weekends during the September vendanges
13th-century chateau hotel overlooking the Loire at Amboise with terraced gardens, Michelin-starred restaurant and a Touraine cellar deep on Vouvray, Montlouis and reds.
The list: Cellar of 380 references with Touraine-focused list; sommelier-led pairing dinners in the Michelin-starred restaurant; vineyard-walking trail from the property to neighbouring Vouvray estates
