--- title: "Château de Béru: Chablis Wine Tasting and Château Tour" description: "Owned by one family for over 400 years, with a rare sundial and moon dial. A 45-minute tour ends with four biodynamic Chablis. Private driver from Beaune." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-beru lang: en updated: 2026-09-29 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/chateaux/chateau-de-beru.png --- # Château de Béru > Château de Béru: a family château above the Chablis vineyards, with a rare sundial and moon dial, and biodynamic wines. Château de Béru is in Béru (Yonne), 1 h 39 by road (146 km) from Beaune. Tastings on site · 13th to 18th centuries · Private driver from Beaune: €370 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. Béru is a small village about ten kilometres east of Chablis. Its château has belonged to the same family for more than 400 years, and today Athénaïs de Béru makes Chablis here from about 15 hectares of vines farmed biodynamically. Guided visits of the château end with a tasting, and there are guest rooms on the estate. ## Key facts - Type: Wine château - Location: 110 km north-west of Beaune · Chablis & Auxerrois - Coordinates: 47.8013, 3.8874 - 1 h 39 from Beaune - Tastings on site - 13th to 18th centuries - Commune: Béru · Yonne - Style: 17th-century château around a square courtyard - Heritage: Registered historic monument - Official website: [chateaudeberu.com](https://www.chateaudeberu.com/) - From Beaune: ≈ 1 h 39 · 146 km - €370 one way from Beaune with a [private driver](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver) - Or add it to our [long-day wine tour, €880](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/long-day). ## Getting there - [Private driver from Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver): 1 h 39 by road (146 km), €370 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 Béru is an old estate, with parts from the 13th to the 18th centuries. A fire in 1646 badly damaged the château, which was rebuilt in the 17th century as a group of buildings around a vast square courtyard. The layout of the grounds followed a plan drawn in 1728, and lines of planted trees from that design can still be read today. The family of the counts of Béru has owned the estate for more than four centuries. Athénaïs de Béru took over the vineyard and signed her first vintage in 2005. She works with biodynamics and a light hand in the cellar, and since 2012 some wines have been bottled without added sulphur. The château and its outbuildings were listed as a historic monument in 2001. ## Architecture The château stands at the back of a closed courtyard, with outbuildings on either side, a gatehouse, a press house, a dovecote, a well and a terrace. On the upper floor, traces of a rare pair of sundial and moon dial with Latin inscriptions survive. The roofs keep unusual stone dormers carved with double-headed eagles. Outside the walls stands a medieval house, probably the guards' lodging. ## Visiting Guided visits of about 45 minutes end with a tasting of four wines. Tours are offered in French, English and Spanish, and groups visit by appointment. Booking ahead is wise. Béru combines easily with Chablis and the Serein valley. Check the official website for opening times. ## Did you know? Béru keeps the traces of a sundial and a moon dial side by side on its façade, with Latin inscriptions. The heritage services describe the pair as extremely rare. ## Around Château de Béru What to combine with Château de Béru on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Chablis](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/chablis) (7 km away): Burgundy's northern outpost, where Chardonnay grows on fossil-rich limestone above the river Serein. - [Saint-Bris](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/saint-bris) (19 km away): Burgundy's Sauvignon village, built over a maze of medieval cellars. - [Irancy](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/irancy) (19 km away): The red wine village of the Yonne, set in a bowl of vines and cherry trees. ### Châteaux - [Château de Viviers](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-viviers) (2 km away): A 17th-century wine château on the high slopes east of Chablis, now farmed organically, with guest rooms. - [Château Long-Depaquit](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-long-depaquit) (7 km away): An 18th-century château in the heart of Chablis, home of the grand cru La Moutonne. - [Château de Maligny](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-maligny) (12 km away): A castle above the Serein north of Chablis, whose name lives on in the Durup family's wines. ### Things to do - [Vignoble Dampt Frères](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/vignoble-dampt-freres-collan) (4 km away): Two brothers' estate in Collan spanning three valleys, from Chablis grands crus to the revived wines of Tonnerre and Épineuil. - [Cité des Climats et vins de Bourgogne, Chablis](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/cite-des-climats-chablis) (7 km away): Burgundy's northern vineyards explained in the medieval cellar of the Pontigny monks. - [Domaine Céline & Frédéric Gueguen](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-celine-et-frederic-gueguen) (7 km away): A young family domaine from two Chablis winemaking families, with a tasting cellar in the heart of Chablis. ### Events - **Saturday 24 – Sunday 25 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Fête des Vins de Chablis](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/fete-des-vins-de-chablis): Chablis celebrates its new vintage every year on the fourth weekend of October. (Wine festival · Chablis) - **An autumn Sunday, usually in late October, sometimes followed by a second market in November.** · [Marché aux truffes de Noyers](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/marche-aux-truffes-de-noyers): Burgundy truffles, a giant omelette and a clanging bell in the medieval squares of Noyers. (Food & markets · Noyers) - **Saturday, 24 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Marathon de Chablis](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/marathon-de-chablis): A festive marathon through the Chablis vineyards, run in costume on the Saturday of the wine festival. (Sport · Chablis) - **A weekend in early December.** · [Marché de Noël de La Chablisienne](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/marche-de-noel-de-la-chablisienne): A weekend of local crafts and festive wines at the cooperative cellar of Chablis before Christmas. (Christmas · Chablis) - **Sunday, 24 January 2027 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Saint-Vincent tournante du Tonnerrois](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/saint-vincent-tournante-du-tonnerrois): The winter wine festival of the Tonnerre growers, hosted by a different village each year. (Tradition · Vézinnes, 2027 host) - **Saturday 6 – Sunday 7 February 2027 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Saint-Vincent tournante du Chablisien](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/saint-vincent-tournante-du-chablisien): The winter wine festival of the Chablis vineyard, hosted by a different village each year. (Tradition · Maligny, 2027 host) - **A weekend in early April.** · [Les Vinées Tonnerroises](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/vinees-tonnerroises): The wine fair of the Tonnerrois, held inside a vast 13th-century hospital. (Wine festival · Tonnerre) - **The last Sunday of April.** · [Balade gourmande du Chablisien](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/balade-gourmande-du-chablisien): A spring walk of about ten kilometres through the Chablis vines, with food and wine stands along the way. (Food & markets · Chablis, route changes each year) - **A few evenings in July.** · [Festival du Chablisien](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/festival-du-chablisien): Summer evening concerts in the churches and barns of the Chablis vineyard. (Music · Chablis and nearby villages) - **Most of July.** · [Rencontres musicales de Noyers](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/rencontres-musicales-de-noyers): Chamber music and masterclasses in a walled medieval village, with local wines poured after the concerts. (Music · Noyers) - **A three-day weekend at the end of July.** · [Gargouillosium](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/gargouillosium-noyers): Twenty stone carvers, three days and a crop of new gargoyles at the old castle of Noyers. (Culture · Noyers) - **Thursday 26 – Saturday 28 August 2027 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Musiques en Tonnerrois](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/musiques-en-tonnerrois): A roving festival of chamber music and new works in Tonnerre, a Renaissance château and village churches. (Music · Tonnerre and nearby villages) ### Guides about Château de Béru - [A Chablis day trip from Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/chablis-day-trip-from-beaune) ## Questions about Château de Béru ### How far is Château de Béru from Beaune? Château de Béru is about 1 h 39 from Beaune by road (146 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €370 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. ### Can you visit Château de Béru? Yes. Château de Béru is a wine estate that receives visitors for tastings, usually by appointment. We can help you book it as part of a wine tour. ### Can a private driver take us to Château de Béru? 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. → [Long-day wine tour, €880](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/long-day) ## Book - [Book a driver here](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=driver&place=chateau:beru): €370 one way from Beaune · up to 4 guests ## Sources - - - --- Canonical page: