A modern wine château at the northern gateway to the Côte de Nuits.
€560for a full-day wine tour from Beaune, up to 4 guests
Private driver from Beaune: 37 min by road (38 km), €130 one way for the whole car.
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Château de Marsannay is a wine estate rather than a historic castle. It was built in 1990 in a traditional style among the vines of Marsannay-la-Côte, the first village of the Route des Grands Crus as you leave Dijon. It welcomes visitors for cellar tours and tastings.
The château was built in 1990 by the Boisseaux family of Beaune, owners of the Patriarche wine house and of the Château de Meursault. They had bought many vineyards in Marsannay and elsewhere in the Côte de Nuits, and they needed a place to make and age the wines. The new building included a modern vat room, vaulted cellars and a large reception hall.
In 2012 the Boisseaux family sold the estate to Olivier Halley, who also owns the Château de Meursault in the Côte de Beaune, and a programme of investment in the vineyards and cellar followed. The estate completed its conversion to organic farming in 2021. It also farms the vineyards of the Hospices de Dijon, in both the Côte de Nuits and the Côte de Beaune.
The château was designed to look like an old Burgundian estate, but it is a purpose-built winery. Behind the façade are a modern vat room and vaulted cellars with space for about 500 barrels. About 40 hectares of vines are farmed from here, including plots in Chambertin, Ruchottes-Chambertin, Clos de Vougeot and Echezeaux, and more than 40 climats are made separately.
Cellar tours with tastings are booked ahead, while a three-wine tasting needs no appointment.
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The estate offers guided visits through its vaulted cellars followed by tastings, with fun, educational displays on the history of Burgundy wines and its climats. It lies at the doorstep of Dijon, so it fits easily into a half-day tour. Booking ahead is recommended.
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Château de Marsannay is about 37 min from Beaune by road (38 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €130 for the whole car, up to 4 guests.
Did you know? The estate farms vines belonging to the Hospices de Dijon, which, like the better-known Hospices de Beaune, built up their vineyard holdings from plots given by generous donors.
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Full-day wine tour from Beaune: €560 for the car, up to 4 guests
