Overview
A brief overview of Château de PocéThe superb 15th century building... |
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 Château de Pocé, also called "la Châtellenie" dates back to the 15th century and is set in the municipality of Pocé-sur-Cisse, within the UNESCO world heritage site, a stone's throw from Château d'Amboise. With a corbelled façade, the château's architecture was reworked in the 19th century. It was formerly home to the Jean-Jacques Ducel Art Foundry – the eponymous figure being a very famous smelter and expert in decorative arts - which employed more that 400 workers. |
Standing on the north bank of the Loire, Château de Pocé sits in the middle of a unique classified park where there are majestic trees of rare varieties and the Ramberge, a river that flows through the park in waterfalls and whose currents once powered the foundry. The wine-growing area now represents 40 hectares of AOC Touraine vines, divided into 3 main plots:
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