--- title: "Château Corton Grancey: History of Louis Latour’s Estate" description: "Built in 1749 and owned by Louis Latour since 1891, beside an 1830s gravity winery on five levels. No public tours, private driver from Beaune, 15 min." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-corton-grancey lang: en updated: 2026-09-29 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/chateaux/chateau-corton-grancey.png --- # Château Corton Grancey > Château Corton Grancey: an elegant 1749 château and a historic gravity winery, the home estate of Louis Latour. Château Corton Grancey is in Aloxe-Corton (Côte-d'Or), 12 min by road (7 km) from Beaune. Private, seen from outside · 18th century (1749) · Private driver from Beaune: €65 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. Château Corton Grancey is the family estate of the Beaune wine house Louis Latour, which has owned it since 1891. The château was built in 1749 for a president of the Burgundy Parliament. Beside it stands a winery from the 1830s, where the Louis Latour estate wines are still made. ## Key facts - Type: Classical château - Location: 5 km north of Beaune · Côte de Beaune - Coordinates: 47.0678, 4.8628 - 12 min from Beaune - Private, seen from outside - 18th century (1749) - Commune: [Aloxe-Corton · Côte-d'Or](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/aloxe-corton) - Style: Classical (18th century) - Official website: [louislatour.com](https://www.louislatour.com/en/maison-louis-latour/domaine-chateau-corton-grancey) - From Beaune: ≈ 12 min · 7 km - €290 for a [half-day wine tour](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/half-day) from Beaune, up to 4 guests ## Getting there - [Private driver from Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver): 12 min by road (7 km), €65 one way for the whole car. Coming by train or plane? [Transfers from stations and airports](https://www.cote-privee.com/transfers) Estimates per vehicle for up to 4 guests, tolls included. Your price is confirmed when you book. ## History A house built over vaulted cellars stood on the street here from about 1660. Its resident, Jean-Gabriel Le Bault (1705 to 1774), president of the Parlement de Bourgogne, had the present château built behind it in 1749. The estate later passed to the Marquis de Cordoue, who built the winery, and then to the Comtes de Grancey, whose name it still carries. In 1891, in the middle of the phylloxera crisis that was destroying Burgundy's vines, the Grancey family sold the estate to Louis Latour. It has stayed with the Latour family ever since. For a long time the château was the family's summer residence. Today the house is used to receive guests of the firm and for special occasions. ## Architecture The château has a central block framed by two lower wings with flat roofs and stone balustrades. The main block rises over a cellar and a sunken courtyard to two floors under a pavilion roof of flat tiles. The garden front has a long wrought-iron balcony, and a wooden oriel window projects from the north side. An 18th-century walled garden and a walled vineyard complete the estate. ## Visiting The château is private and used by Louis Latour to receive guests, so there is no regular public tour. You can see the estate from the rue des Corton, a short walk from Château Corton C. For tastings of Louis Latour wines, check the official website before you go. ## Did you know? Louis Latour describes its winery, built in the 1830s, as the first purpose-built winery in France. It works on five levels, so grapes and wine move by gravity. ## Around Château Corton Grancey What to combine with Château Corton Grancey on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Aloxe-Corton](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/aloxe-corton) (1 km away): A small village under the hill of Corton, where Charlemagne once gave away his vines. - [Pernand-Vergelesses](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/pernand-vergelesses) (2 km away): A steep village of winding lanes, with one of the finest views on the Côte de Beaune. - [Ladoix-Serrigny](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/ladoix-serrigny) (2 km away): The northern gateway to the Côte de Beaune, at the foot of the hill of Corton. ### Châteaux - [Château Corton C](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-corton-c) (1 km away): A diamond-patterned glazed tile roof, rebuilt around 1900 at the foot of the Corton hill. - [Château de Corton](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-corton) (1 km away): The third château of Aloxe-Corton, a brick and stone house built by Charles Suisse. - [Château de Serrigny](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-serrigny) (2 km away): A moated château of around 1700 in a large English-style park with a long canal. ### Things to do - [Domaine Henri de Villamont](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-henri-de-villamont-savigny-les-beaune) (3 km away): A Savigny-lès-Beaune wine house in striking 19th-century brick buildings, above 2,500 square metres of vaulted cellars. - [Domaine d’Ardhuy](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-d-ardhuy-clos-des-langres-corgoloin) (3 km away): A family estate around an 18th-century manor in the Clos des Langres, where the Côte de Nuits meets the Côte de Beaune. - [Maison Louis Jadot](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/maison-louis-jadot-beaune) (4 km away): A Beaune wine house founded in 1859, known for its Bacchus label, with a shop and visits at its winery. ### Restaurants - [Le Charlemagne](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/le-charlemagne-pernand-vergelesses) (1 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Burgundy with a Japanese accent, facing the hill of Corton-Charlemagne - [Clos du Cèdre](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/clos-du-cedre-beaune) (5 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A winemaker's mansion by Beaune's ramparts, with a starred kitchen and a cellar of over 1,000 wines - [Le Carmin](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/le-carmin-beaune) (5 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Christophe Quéant's poised, product-first cooking in a Renaissance house on place Carnot ### Guides about Château Corton Grancey - [Visiting Burgundy’s famous domaines](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/famous-burgundy-domaines-you-can-visit) ## Questions about Château Corton Grancey ### How far is Château Corton Grancey from Beaune? Château Corton Grancey 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. ### Can you visit Château Corton Grancey? Château Corton Grancey is private and not open to visitors. You can see it from the road or the village, and your driver can stop there on the way. ### Can a private driver take us to Château Corton Grancey? Yes. Your driver collects you in Beaune or at your hotel in an electric Polestar 2 (up to 4 guests), waits while you visit and plans the rest of the day with you. The driver speaks English, French, Mandarin Chinese and Arabic. → [Half-day wine tour, €290](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/half-day) ## Book - [Book a driver here](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=wine-tour&option=half&place=chateau:grancey): Half-day wine tour from Beaune: €290 for the car, up to 4 guests ## Sources - - - --- Canonical page: