Really good wine! The tastings were nice, they have four pre-picked flights to choose from. The tastings are brought to where you are sitting and then the server leaves, so it is very relaxed. Really nice view too! The wines are also very affordable. I'd definitely come here again. read more

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We stopped in to Chateau Lafayette Reneau for some light bites and a glass of wine. This winery has a very pretty scenic view of Seneca Lake with outdoor seating on their patio and large windows inside. We visited on a Sunday early afternoon. It was not very crowded. But we appreciated the peace and quiet. We ordered the pimento cheese dip and artichoke dip. We also had a glass of a semi-dry riesling and a dry riesling. Everything was priced reasonably and very tasty. We're very happy we stopped in. read more

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This place has a beautiful view of Lake Seneca (there is an outdoor patio just for this place). The place offered many different flights of wine to try out which was pretty cool as well. The place is very spacious and the service was definitely quick at this winery. read more

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Emma was absolutely AMAZING!!! My husband had a scheduled work call during our arranged tasting time and Emma went out of her way to make sure we could do our tasting in not only a private setting but surely the most amazing , romantic, memorable environment possible! The wine was fantastic, purchased bottles to go and loved every sip of our tasting flights! Best stop of our entire trip to the finger lakes, a stop not to miss for certain! Thank you, Emma! read more

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Don't let the name fool you, CLR is as far from pretentious as you can get, as evidenced by their pairing of wine flights with locally-made cookies (produced by an actual doctor, so you know they must be healthy. Right?) They're in a renovated century-old barn that is truly lovely. The staff are friendly and helpful if you need assistance finding a bottle (or 12) you would like. The wines are perfection: so many to choose from, and not a bad one in the bunch. Dog-friendly facility, as long as your pup is friendly to people and other dogs and stayed leashed. read more

This location is absolutely gorgeous. It was a beautiful sunny day. Since it was winter and cold out, we sat indoors. The selection for wine tasting was generous and perfect for those who have particular tastes. I chose a sweet flight. I only liked two of them but it was still nice to sit down and sub wine viewing the water. I thought it was weird that they didn't serve food but had snacks. I feel like everyone nowadays wants charcuterie or crudite boards so that would've been nice. My bestie and I had a great time and I can't wait to come back during the summer. read more

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Came in at 4:45 and said we could only stay if we bought a bottle. We explained we are here for one day and flying out tomorrow. Nope. No service do do a flight of wines. read more

Sadly I wanted to like them. But they don't seem to care about presentation or the customer. Felt rushed and ignored. Wines were okay. We only tasted the reds, so maybe the whites were better . read more

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This was one of the stops on our tour and was fine. Nothing to create a strong opinion one way of the other. All of the wines we had tried were pretty average, nothing bad, but nothing too spectacular to make it more memorable. The atmosphere was very nice, and on a nicer weather day than we had, I'm sure the patio would be very nice to sit out on. Would not be opposed to returning here, but definitely not near the top of the list for places to return. read more

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Beautiful winery. The view is outstanding! I love that they give you the flight of wine to drink at your own pace! The wines were good, I really enjoyed the dry Riesling. read more

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When we pulled up it wasn't what we were expecting but looks can be deceiving. From the phenomenal view to the cute little pond with the frogs, we loved this place. The wine was take-home-worthy! Additionally, our server was only a few days on the job and just delightful. I definitely recommend this spot! read more

A very nice winery to enjoy nice wine while taking in the lake view. Our favorite wines here are the rose wines they make from Cab Franc, Pinot Noir etc. I believe they use a different process than other wineries in the area or perhaps it is just the location of their vines but it is a unique wine. Stop in here the next time you are in Hector. read more

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A wonderful winery on Seneca Lake with beautiful views of the lake and vineyards. Very knowledgeable and friendly hosts. Lots of variety in red and white wines. read more

This place has very good wines and at a reasonable rate. Our party of four liked the sample flights. We tried the reds and whites with great pleasure and experience. There was a distinct satisfaction with the taste of their wines. read more

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Chateau LaFayette Reneau was a stop suggested by our driver yesterday and I am glad he suggested it, but more so for the view & the cheese and less for the wine. Truthfully, I found their wine to be very average and underwhelming. However, they did a cheese pairing that was to die for. They paired four cheeses with two different wine options each and you could choose the wine that best went with your palette. It was fun and I loved the cheese. CLR is settled right on Seneca Lake with some spectacular views, but it's definitely not the best wine on the trail. read more

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Great winery with lakeside views. I enjoyed this winery, the tasting room looks out to Seneca Lake and there is a beautiful deck outside. The service was as sweet as the wine, a bit sickly sweet and artificial, but not tart or sour. To accompany all of the wines, there are nice large bowls of oyster crackers. Although these crackers are home to the Finger lakes, I've never seen such crackers in abundance. The wines are quite sweet, so it's best to come here on a hot summer day and enjoy a nice glass on the deck. I recommend going to Atwater Estate Vineyards, next door. It has more of homey a mom and pop feel with lake side views and also a deck. As a bonus, you get a free magnet and post card for checking in at Atwater! read more

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With so many wineries in the Finger Lakes, this is one you don't want to miss! Chateau Lafayette Reneau is a gorgeous winery overlooking Lake Seneca. The tasting room is a restored barnhouse and it is classy and beautiful. We sat outside on their balcony to see the beautiful view! The seats are picnic benches! We ordered 2 wine flights and some snacks to pair! We ordered a white wine flight & a sweet wine flight (my personal favorite!) You can really tell they put love into their wines. We actually ended up picking 2 wines from the sweet flight to bring home! For our snacks we ordered salami, feta, and italian crackers. We thought that they would be presented on a board but it ended up just being the packages and we had to take it out (assuming because of covid), but this ended up being fine because we had leftover crackers that we brought right with us. This winery is definitely worth the visit for it's beautiful views and delicious wines! Try the 2019 Late Harvest Riesling! read more

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We spent a day on the Seneca Wine Trail, and we had a great time at Chateau LaFayette Reneau. We thought they were unique in the wine tasting options - they had the typical six wines for $5, but they also had a wine/cookie pairing and a wine/chocolate pairing. We selected both the cookie and chocolate pairings, and we were very pleased. The cookies are from a local bakery, and they were delicious! And, of course, the wines paired beautifully. We particularly enjoyed the peanut butter cookie paired with the Concord wine (tasted just like PB&J). As expected, most of the wines in the cookies/candy pairings were sweet. The staff were lovely and the view was BEAUTIFUL! The view alone was worth the spot. read more

This winery is one of my favorites because the views are incredible. I went with the usual wine tasting of 6 wines for $5. My friend went with the chocolate and wine tasting, which was a $1 per tasting and came with a mini candy bar. I thought that they might use artisan chocolates, but they don't, just the usual candy like Milky Way, Reese's, and Almond Joy. I fell in love with their dry rose. read more

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This is one of my favorite wineries in the area. The property is absolutely stunning. They have great outdoor seating overlooking Lake Seneca. Tastings are $5 and I really love their Cabernet Sauvignon and Franc. They are perfect and I always pick up a bottle of both when I'm there. The employees there are approachable and friendly. They are knowledgeable about the wines and the area. A great place to stop in for a visit. read more

Don't miss this winery! Great place for wine with a beautiful view of Seneca Lake. Wines are awesome.! Friendly staff & very helpful! read more

Sister winery to Glenora, came here for a free wine tasting. We were allowed to choose six samples from a variety of their wines. Most of the wines were very good to include their Pinot Noir Rosé and the Meritage (excellent) but ended up buying their late harvest rieslings, which had a very similar taste to an ice wine. read more

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Everyone was so friendly, the view from the patio is spectacular and the wine is tasty! Couldn't ask for more in a wine tasting pit stop.

Chateau Lafayette Reneau is one of the recommended wine bars by Decanter, and is known for their award winning rieslings, chardonnays and cabernet sauvignon. After tasting a mix of these, none of them really stood out to me -- not terrible, but not great either. FYI, Chateau Lafayette Reneau is dog friendly and has a nice view of the lake. If you want to sit back, drink some wine while enjoying the views, this wouldn't be a bad place for it. read more

Your experience will depend on what you expect from this winery. If you expect soon to be made classic wines you'd be disappointed to no end. If you only expect to have good table wines on the sweet side that would be right where their wines in my opinion would land. We actually came to visit with no expectations whatsoever as we usually explore wineries outside of our must visit list during every trip we take to the Finger Lakes. We stopped in to taste some of their Rieslings and I can only say that the Dry versions were disappointing but the late harvest versions were on par with some of the better ones we've tasted over the years. That's why we only bought 4 bottles instead of a full case. One thing to note of this is that it is very difficult to find a good pairing for the late harvest Riesling of any kind and this one is no exception. read more

Beautiful view, mediocre wines and assembly line presentation with no interaction. You have a choice of 4 flights. I asked a question of the server which she preferred and she couldn't answer. The whole reason why I do wine tasting is to learn about the winery and wine. Food was terrible-not recommended. We had cold lump of spinach artichoke dip that was so hard that unable to dip on chip. Overall disappointed. read more

I visited on a Monday mid morning during the beginning of August and it felt very private to us since there were only 2 other couples that came shortly after. The view is amazing, once we pulled up we had to take pictures! There were grapes on the vines and a lake view. The tasting was also very good, our server was very informative and even suggested other wineries in the area to try. The outdoor deck is spacious and a perfect view to stare at. read more

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The staff was very friendly and knowledgeable! This winery offers cookie tastings and wine by the glass. Outdoor seating with a great view and they are open till 6. Good tasting wine selection, would go again. read more

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This was our 3rd time coming to this winery and this time, we were not happy. The last two times were very informative but this time nothing. First, you couldn't pick your wines. Either white, red, semi-dry or sweet. Whichever style you picked, that was all you got. Not too big of a deal. I'm sure COVID has something to do with serving the wines this way. The bigger problem is the menu only had the names of the wine and the residual sugar - nothing else. When we asked them for a description of each wine. They said they don't do that. Are you kidding me? Wineries always provide a description of the wines. I'm pretty sure the reason we didn't get one is because the person serving knew nothing. Shameful. read more

We did a wine tasting here, and I really enjoyed their selection of whites. This place was pretty popular on the wine tours of the Finger Lakes as several buses came and went while we were inside. There really isn't much room for sitting and having a glass of wine in the tasting room, but there are two patio sections overlooking the lake. We sat on one that was smaller and more private. read more

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This was one of the better wineries we stopped at. Great view while you are in the tasting room. I loved our steward you could tell she really knew her stuff! Once she understood what each of us liked she made recommendations for others we should taste that were not on the list. I am not generally a fan of Chardonnay, but it was really good here; we ended up purchasing a bottle! Confusing to find so be alert! read more

The wine was good. The white wines were delicious. The Red wines were so in my opinion. Red is a tough wine to grow in the region. It takes a lot of work. I believe some of the wineries do not care and focus on the white wines. There is a couple that was amazing with reds. However we walked away here purchasing a wine bottle for my mother in law, and one for our daughters' boyfriend. The place has a beautiful view outside. read more

Rude hostess turned people away instead of explaining covid changes. Out of 10 wineries that day, this one was the only one with an unfriendly, unwelcoming host! Attention owners-rethink the face of yr winery read more

As a customer waiting to be seated for over good 10 minutes... taking someone behind me and seating them first and at a better table... shame! Hostess original saw us then walked away. We waited patiently! Poor service at hostess area! Basically left us stand there for 10 Minutes without being greeted. Seated someone after us at a better table. We left. No idea how the wine or anything else was.... Poor service from cashier and hostess! If you are looking to see as many wineries as possible - don't go here! O read more

Great views but awfully rude staff and their wine is just okay. Plenty of other wineries along the trail with kind staff and beautiful views. What a shame. read more

The man who runs this place is so rude. We got here at 4:30pm. They closed at 6pm. We got a glass of wine and sat outside. He kept coming outside to tell us how much time we had left (50 min, 40 min, 30min, 20min, 10 min, 5 min ) Really unprofessional and not accommodating. Ruined the mood read more

$5.00 for 18 tastes holy cannoli, and they have good wines. This place is a definite spot to hit if you are on a wine tour, and the view is one of the best that we saw. Little bread sticks for palate cleansing. The only minus was they were horribly understaffed. There was one poor woman trying to pour for about 25 people. read more

Good wine and heavy pours with awesome views! I recommend read more

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This is a spot in a very winery congested section of southeastern Seneca Lake (as if "winery congested" is a bad thing...LOL). Frankly the wine and location didn't move me as much as nearby Atwater did. This comes partially from the quality of the wine (ok, but nothing to write home about), and partially from the unfriendliness of the people working there, from the woman who worked the cash register to the pourer, a young guy who had a robotic personality. I had been to this winery before, about three years ago, when a fun group of Harley riders were at the tasting bar with me. At one point the (much more friendly) pourer asked us to roar for a semi-dry red they have called "Roaring Red." No roaring on this most recent visit. Don't get me wrong, it's a three star location, which is not bad. If this was the only option on the lake, I'd say it's a winner. But with so many other spots literally a stone's throw away, you can do better. read more

You MUST try the Cuvee Rouge!! Talk about mind blowing experience. And if you're lucky enough to have Christina as you're tasting room attendant you're in for an amazing experience!! read more