A diamond-patterned glazed tile roof, rebuilt around 1900 at the foot of the Corton hill.
€290for a half-day wine tour from Beaune, up to 4 guests
Private driver from Beaune: 12 min by road (7 km), €65 one way for the whole car.
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Its bright roof of glazed Burgundy tiles makes this château one of the landmarks of Aloxe-Corton. It was rebuilt around 1900 as the showcase of a wine business and was long known as the Château de Corton-André. Today it belongs to the wine grower Caroline Frey, whose tasting cellar welcomes visitors.
The site first held an 18th-century house built by Pierre Larbalestrier, over a small vaulted cellar resting on older pillars. Between 1895 and 1900 its owners, Marie-Louise Bernard and Stephen Huguenin, rebuilt it as the image of their wine business. Only the old gable wall on the street survived. A turret and a small corbelled lookout were added to it, and the Bernard family arms still crown the front door.
The château was bought by the André family in the 1920s. Pierre André, one of the founders of the Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin, made it the home of his wine house and helped bring Burgundy wine to a wider public. Caroline Frey took over the estate in 2015 and now farms its 7 hectares of vines. The façades, roofs and park railings were listed as a historic monument in 2017.
The main block rises from a rusticated stone base, with a projecting pavilion to the west and a turret with a corbelled lookout to the east. The roofs are covered in lead-glazed Burgundy tiles laid in diamond patterns, in the same tradition as the Hospices de Beaune. Carved balconies, stone balustrades and a large wrought-iron gate complete the Belle Époque look.
The tasting cellar closes for three weeks around Christmas.
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The château itself is not open for tours, but the estate's tasting cellar welcomes visitors for most of the year, with a winter break around Christmas. A paved passage leads from the tasting room into a vaulted 15th-century cellar. Allow about an hour for a tasting.
What to combine with Château Corton C on the same day, nearest first.
Château Corton C is about 12 min from Beaune by road (7 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €65 for the whole car, up to 4 guests.
Did you know? In the vaulted cellar, the estate keeps old vintages going back to 1928, inherited from Pierre André, the first owner of the wine estate.
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Half-day wine tour from Beaune: €290 for the car, up to 4 guests
