Route de Quincy Village

You can park easily in the car park at the cemetery/Vine Maze.

(S/E) Walk along the Vignes Maze Garden on your left, then turn left at the sign for “Viewpoint over the Cher Valley”. There you will see the first sign for the walk. Follow the path running parallel to the main road. Turn left onto the path through the copse and continue straight on until you reach the road.

(1) Turn right, then right again at a 45° angle about twenty metres further on to take the Chemin du Carroir Doux and continue straight on. At the Y-junction, turn right and head up through the Brosses vineyards to reach the sign for “Les Brosses”.

(2) Turn left onto the path between the rows of vines, follow it straight on and then turn left to return to the road. Turn right and continue straight on until you reach the crossroads.

First turn right then left to return to the path between the rows of vines. Continue straight on, then turn right at a 90° angle to reach the sign for “Le Clos des Victoires”.

(3) Turn right and head back towards the Chemin des Vignes at a crossroads with a tree called “Poirier Cochon”.

(4) Turn right onto the Chemin des Vignes.

Continue straight on until you reach the original crossroads.

(1) Carry on straight ahead to the village. At the end of the road, at the junction, first turn right then left to head down Chemin du Reland.

(5) At the crossroads, turn right onto Route de Cerbois. Continue straight on before taking the first left uphill, Chemin du Champ du Bois. At the next crossroads, at the sign for "Les Marais", turn left and follow the road.

(6) Cross over the stream (the Ecluzeau), then keep left at the Y-junction and head back towards the village centre along the one-way road. Back on the main road through the village of Quincy, turn left and walk past the Place de la Mairie on your right. Take the first street on the right (Chemin du Domaine) and walk past Quincy Castle. Continue until you reach the sign for “La Villa Quincy”.

(8) Walk down the street with Villa Quincy on your left before crossing the main road at the Post Office. Continue straight ahead downhill. At the junction, go straight on, passing the Domaine du Pressoir on your right, turn right at Place Misère and continue along the road to the next Y-junction.

(9) Take Chemin de la Garenne on the left, which leads up towards the Vineyard Maze (S/E). Walk past the cemetery to return to the starting point and the sign for “Le Jardin-Labyrinthe de Vignes” ( ).

You can park easily at the Jardin-Labyrinthe de Vignes car park (Chemin de la Garenne). This is a circular route.

As you walk, you will find directional and information signs to guide you through the different periods and locations.

(S/E) The first sign is to the right of the Vineyard Maze, behind the cemetery. It’s up to you whether you want to walk through the maze before starting the tour, or do it afterwards! There is also a picnic table and a bin available.

(2) Les Brosses: before you lie the vineyards of Les Brosses, cultivated since the Middle Ages on sandy gravel soil that brings out the best in our flagship grape variety: Sauvignon Blanc!
Below, you’ll find the restaurant Le Firmament, the Auberge du vignoble de Quincy. It was established by the Meunier family in the 1970s. Every year since 1971, the esplanade at Le Firmament has hosted the Journées de l’Océan, where oysters and mussels from the Île d’Oléron are served alongside Quincy and Reuilly wines from our regions.

(3) Clos de la Victoire: it was after the First World War that the vineyard began to develop on this clay-gravel soil. The winegrowers purchased land from the Château de Quincy to develop their new vineyards. It was thus that, in 1932, the vineyard was granted the Quincy Appellation d’Origine by the Bourges court, and in 1936, the Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée by decree of the Minister of Agriculture.

(4) The Poirier Cochon: this small, proud and solitary tree has become the totem of our vineyard. It stands in a strategic position, at the heart of the vineyard, at the crossroads:
• Between Quincy to the south and Brinay to the north
• Between the medieval vineyard to the south, the 20th-century vineyard to the south-west, and the 20th-century vineyard towards La Brosse to the north.
• Between the sandy gravel terraces to the east and the clay gravel to the west.
For the old winegrowers of Quincy, not knowing Le Poirier Cochon meant knowing nothing about the vineyard.
It allows us to observe, to the east, the Cher Valley surrounded by its riparian woodland and the cuesta of the Pays Fort, which rises from theAllogny Forest towards the hillsides of Menetou-Salon and Sancerre.
The Cher Valley originates from a south-north fault, which has deeply fractured the Jurassic limestones of the Cuesta. The rivers that created the Cher Valley during the Quaternary period naturally followed this fault line.

(5) Les Marais: ‘It is a green spot where a river sings…’
The marsh, “the green lung of Quincy”, is crossed by the Riau, a true tributary of the left bank of the Cher.
From the “Ecluzeau” weir, this watercourse splits into several branches created by human hands, notably to supply the Quincy mill. The land registry bears witness to this: the marsh, this fertile and sometimes flooded wetland, is made up of countless plots. Some are very narrow and long strips, with just as many owners, some of whom are very difficult to track down to ask, as required by law, to mow and maintain their fallow plots.
This place bears witness to the village’s history and to the time when every house in Quincy had its own marsh. There are still a few people today who lovingly tend their vegetable gardens there. A sign of renewal? A community garden association has recently been set up with the aim of ‘Cultivating, exchanging, sharing’. It is a welcoming spot in unspoilt natural surroundings. A little paradise of greenery and fresh water, a place of relaxation to be cherished and preserved.

(8) Villa Quincy: as you walk past, head along the Château de Quincy; do pop in to visit and sample the Château’s vintage. Then, if the Villa is open, make the most of it and stop by to immerse yourself in the ‘Odyssey of Sauvignon’, discovering Quincy—the first AOC wine of the Centre-Loire region in 1936—by visiting Villa Quincy. This immersive space is entirely dedicated to Sauvignon and features a unique sensory journey where past and present converge in an interactive exhibition that celebrates this ancient grape variety. Throughout the year, the museum hosts lectures and concerts, as well as exhibitions. The shop offers a wide selection of Quincy and Reuilly AOC wines, as well as local produce and wine accessories.

(S/E) The Vineyard Maze: situated on a plateau of sandy gravel terraces overlooking the present-day Cher Valley, our Vineyard Maze evokes the two-thousand-year history of viticulture, from the Bituriges’ Gaul to our modern-day Berry region. A succession of plant-filled compartments will guide you through this fascinating history, that of a culture in the noblest sense of the word.