Château de Pintray: Vineyards
The appellation of Montlouis sits on a narrow triangle of land, a plateau which is squeezed between the flood plain of the Loire to the north, and that of the Cher to the south. There are just three communes eligible for the appellation, these being Montlouis-sur-Loire itself, at the apex of the triangle to the west, and Lussault-sur-Loire (on the Loire) and Saint-Martin-le-Beau (on the Cher) both of which sit on the base of the triangle, to the east.
Château de Pintray is to be found to the east of the appellation, in Lussault-sur-Loire, which has been viewed by some authors as the least significant of the three communes. There are fewer vineyards here, a fairly large slice of the commune being dedicated to forestry. And there is also the Grand Aquarium de Touraine as well, just down the road, worth a visit if for nothing else to see the huge size to which some of the Loire’s native river fish can grow. But there are still a good number of vineyards.
Château de Pintray sits nestled with its back to the woods, not quite equidistant between the settlements of Lussault-sur-Loire and Saint-Martin-le-Beau. It enjoys a fairly elevated position for the appellation, close to the peak of the land between the two rivers.
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