--- title: "Château de Corcelles: History of a Small Gothic Castle" description: "Four ranges round a courtyard and a gate tower with drawbridge grooves, stripped of battlements in 1794. Private, seen from the village by private driver." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-corcelles-les-arts lang: en updated: 2026-09-29 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/chateaux/chateau-de-corcelles-les-arts.png --- # Château de Corcelles > Château de Corcelles: a small Gothic castle with a gate tower and dovecote, on the plain facing Meursault. Château de Corcelles is in Corcelles-les-Arts (Côte-d'Or), 16 min by road (11 km) from Beaune. Private, seen from outside · 12th to 15th centuries, altered in the 17th · Private driver from Beaune: €70 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. The Château de Corcelles stands on the east side of Corcelles-les-Arts, a village on the plain facing the vineyards of Meursault. It has kept much of its medieval character, with four ranges around a courtyard and a gate tower that still shows the grooves of its drawbridge. It is a private home. ## Key facts - Type: Medieval fortress - Location: 9 km south of Beaune · Côte de Beaune - Coordinates: 46.9517, 4.7973 - 16 min from Beaune - Private, seen from outside - 12th to 15th centuries, altered in the 17th - Commune: Corcelles-les-Arts · Côte-d'Or - Style: Small Gothic castle - Heritage: Registered historic monument - From Beaune: ≈ 16 min · 11 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): 16 min by road (11 km), €70 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 1474 Hérard d'Aransanter held Corcelles as a free estate with full rights of justice. The lordship later passed to several families, including the Grancey and Malain families, and in the 16th century it was split into many shares. The chapter of Notre-Dame de Beaune tried to reunite them, and in 1618 Jean-Baptiste Bernardon managed to do so, but he died without a direct heir. The shares were divided again until 1767, when Claude Berbis became sole lord. In 1794, to obey a revolutionary law against symbols of feudalism, his son had to remove the battlements, arrow slits and gunports and fill in the moats. The family kept Corcelles into the 19th century. The façades and roofs of the château, outbuildings and dovecote were listed in 1976. ## Architecture Four ranges surround a courtyard, preceded to the south by a large farmyard. The entrance is a gate tower with a carriage door and a pedestrian door, both topped by the grooves of a drawbridge. On the east, a two-storey house joins a square three-storey tower with a hexagonal stair turret. The village also has a second château, at Masse, built under Louis XIV. ## Visiting The château is a private home and is not open to visitors. You can see its gate tower and roofs from the village. Corcelles-les-Arts is a quiet stop on the plain between Meursault and the Saône, with an old wash-house and the Château de Masse nearby. ## Did you know? Until phylloxera struck at the end of the 19th century, Corcelles-les-Arts made wine from the Gamay grape, on the plain facing the famous white wine slopes of Meursault. ## Around Château de Corcelles What to combine with Château de Corcelles on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Puligny-Montrachet](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/puligny-montrachet) (3 km away): Home of Montrachet and three more grands crus, Puligny makes some of the world's most admired white wines. - [Meursault](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/meursault) (4 km away): The great white-wine village of the Côte de Beaune, with a glazed-tile town hall and 19 premiers crus. - [Blagny](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/blagny) (4 km away): A tiny hilltop hamlet between Meursault and Puligny, with a rare red appellation and celebrated white premiers crus. ### Châteaux - [Château de Morteuil](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-morteuil) (2 km away): A towered 18th-century château south of Beaune where Jacques Copeau's theatre troupe lived. - [Château de Meursault](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-meursault) (3 km away): A wine château with vast vaulted cellars, a walled Chardonnay clos and a forest garden. - [Château de la Velle](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-la-velle) (3 km away): A 16th-century fortified house on the southern edge of Meursault, with its own wine estate. ### Things to do - [Domaine Jeannot](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-jeannot-meursault) (3 km away): A young family estate in Meursault, built up since 1997 by Valérie and Philippe Jeannot and their son Quentin. - [Domaine Boyer-Martenot](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-boyer-martenot-meursault) (3 km away): A Meursault family estate since 1917, with a tasting cellar open on weekdays, with or without an appointment. - [Olivier Leflaive](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/olivier-leflaive-puligny-montrachet) (3 km away): A Puligny-Montrachet wine house founded in 1984, with sommelier-led tastings on the village square. ### Restaurants - [Ed.Em](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/ed-em-chassagne-montrachet) (5 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A starred couple's table in the heart of Montrachet country, with 600 wines to match - [Maison Lameloise](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/maison-lameloise-chagny) (6 km away · 3 MICHELIN stars): Burgundy's only three-star table, in a former coaching inn twenty minutes south of Beaune. - [Auprès du Clocher](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/aupres-du-clocher-pommard) (6 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Pommard's newly starred table, where the butcher's son cooks beside the church ### Events - **Monday, 16 November 2026 (Expected dates, not yet confirmed)** · [La Paulée de Meursault](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/paulee-de-meursault): Burgundy's most generous harvest lunch, where every guest brings their finest bottles. (Tradition · Meursault) - **Saturday, 17 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [La Paulée du Château de Meursault](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/paulee-du-chateau-de-meursault): The Château de Meursault's autumn harvest dinner, cooked each year by a guest chef. (Tradition · Meursault) - **Usually a Saturday evening in mid-March** · [La Paulée de Printemps de Meursault](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/paulee-de-printemps-meursault): Meursault's spring banquet, where some 500 guests bring their best bottles to share. (Tradition · Meursault) - **Usually the first half of July, with a prelude of concerts on weekends in May** · [Festival De Bach à Bacchus](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/festival-de-bach-a-bacchus-meursault): Meursault's summer festival of music and wine, with concerts in the village and tastings with the musicians. (Music · Meursault) ## Questions about Château de Corcelles ### How far is Château de Corcelles from Beaune? Château de Corcelles is about 16 min from Beaune by road (11 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €70 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. ### Can you visit Château de Corcelles? Château de Corcelles 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 Corcelles? 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:corcelles): Half-day wine tour from Beaune: €290 for the car, up to 4 guests ## Sources - - --- Canonical page: