--- title: "Château de Chasselas: History of a Three-Towered Castle" description: "Three pepper-pot towers under glazed tiles frame a courtyard in the Saint-Véran hills, restored from 1971. Closed for works, seen by private driver." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-chasselas lang: en updated: 2026-09-29 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/chateaux/chateau-de-chasselas.png --- # Château de Chasselas > Château de Chasselas: a three-towered castle with glazed-tile roofs in the Saint-Véran hills, long the heart of a wine estate. Château de Chasselas is in Chasselas (Saône-et-Loire), 1 h 19 by road (109 km) from Beaune. Private, seen from outside · 14th to 18th century · Private driver from Beaune: €285 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. The château of Chasselas stands on a slope above its village in the Saint-Véran country, south-west of Mâcon. Three pepper-pot towers roofed with glazed tiles frame a wide courtyard of honour. For decades it was a wine estate with its own tasting cellar, and its vines are now farmed by the Burgundy house of Joseph Drouhin. ## Key facts - Type: Wine château - Location: 85 km south of Beaune · Mâconnais - Coordinates: 46.2748, 4.7204 - 1 h 19 from Beaune - Private, seen from outside - 14th to 18th century - Commune: Chasselas · Saône-et-Loire - Style: Medieval castle with 16th and 18th-century lodgings - Heritage: Registered historic monument - Official website: [chateauchasselas.fr](https://www.chateauchasselas.fr) - From Beaune: ≈ 1 h 19 · 109 km - €285 one way from Beaune with a [private driver](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver) - Or add it to our [full-day wine tour plus two hours, €700](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/full-day). ## Getting there - [Private driver from Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver): 1 h 19 by road (109 km), €285 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 In the early 13th century the land belonged to the Chasselas family. The du Roux family held it from the 15th century, and its last heiress, Judith du Roux, married first a Protestant beheaded for banditry at Trévoux and then Philibert de Bellecombe, lord of Vinzelles. In 1629 her son Jacques and his wife died of the plague, and in 1654 their son Claude was murdered. The Bellecombe family sold the run-down château in 1706, and it then passed through several indebted owners. In 1774 it went to a creditor, Étienne Cellard d'Estours. His son could not prevent the looting of 1789 and the demolition of one tower, but he kept the rest. In 1971 the Reme family bought the abandoned château and devoted great energy to restoring it. ## Architecture Buildings surround a rectangular courtyard entered from the north through a narrow passage between outbuildings. The 16th-century lodging stands to the east, with a round tower nearby at the corner of the kitchen garden. Another tower guards the north-west corner, linked to a third by farm buildings. The main house on the south dates from the late 18th century, with a central block between two wings. ## Visiting The château is private, and its website states that the estate is closed to the public for works. Its vineyards are now run by Maison Joseph Drouhin. The Saint-Véran and Pouilly-Fuissé villages around Chasselas offer many other cellars for tastings. Check the official website for any news of a reopening. ## Did you know? The arms of Étienne Cellard d'Estours, who took over Chasselas in 1774, showed three towers, a fitting emblem for a château still marked by its three round towers. ## Around Château de Chasselas What to combine with Château de Chasselas on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Pouilly-Fuissé](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/pouilly-fuisse) (2 km away): Burgundy's great southern white, grown beneath the limestone cliffs of Solutré and Vergisson. - [Saint-Véran](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/saint-veran) (3 km away): Fresh Chardonnay from villages that wrap around Pouilly-Fuissé, beneath the Roche de Solutré. - [Viré-Clessé](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/vire-clesse) (21 km away): Two neighbouring villages of the Haut-Mâconnais, joined in one appellation for generous Chardonnay. ### Châteaux - [Château de Fuissé](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-fuisse) (2 km away): The Vincent family's historic estate in Pouilly-Fuissé, home of the appellation's only monopole premier cru. - [Château de Vinzelles](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-vinzelles) (3 km away): Two neighbouring castles above Vinzelles, linked by a vat house with great wooden wine presses. - [Château d’Estours](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-d-estours) (7 km away): A moated fortified house south of Mâcon, fought over by Écorcheurs and Mâcon militias. ### Things to do - [Domaine Luquet Depuis 1878](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-luquet-fuisse) (2 km away): A family estate in the heart of Fuissé since 1878, with six generations of Pouilly-Fuissé and Saint-Véran. - [Solutré Museum of Prehistory (Musée de Préhistoire de Solutré)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/musee-de-prehistoire-de-solutre), 3 km away: A half-buried museum at the foot of the rock, telling the story of Solutré's Ice Age hunters. - [Rock of Solutré (Roche de Solutré)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/roche-de-solutre), 3 km away: A limestone escarpment rising above the Pouilly-Fuissé vineyards, famous for its Ice Age hunters. ### Restaurants - [L’Auberge du Cep](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/auberge-du-cep-fleurie) (9 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A historic inn in the Beaujolais cru village of Fleurie, starred again since 2021. - [L’O des Vignes](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/l-o-des-vignes-fuisse) (2 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A Meilleur Ouvrier de France cooking in the heart of Pouilly-Fuissé. - [La Table de Chaintré](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/la-table-de-chaintre) (3 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): One menu a week, one husband-and-wife team, in a former village grocery near Mâcon. ## Questions about Château de Chasselas ### How far is Château de Chasselas from Beaune? Château de Chasselas is about 1 h 19 from Beaune by road (109 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €285 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. ### Can you visit Château de Chasselas? Château de Chasselas 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 de Chasselas? 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. → [Full-day wine tour plus two hours, €700](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/full-day) ## Book - [Book a driver here](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=driver&place=chateau:chasselas): €285 one way from Beaune · up to 4 guests ## Sources - - --- Canonical page: