--- title: "Château de Marsannay: Wine Tasting and Cellar Tour" description: "Wine château built in 1990, farming some 40 organic hectares with Chambertin and Clos de Vougeot. Cellar tours and tastings, private driver from Beaune." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-marsannay lang: en updated: 2026-10-01 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/chateaux/chateau-de-marsannay.png --- # Château de Marsannay > Château de Marsannay: a modern wine château at the northern gateway to the Côte de Nuits. Château de Marsannay is in Marsannay-la-Côte (Côte-d'Or), 37 min by road (38 km) from Beaune. Tasting room hours: all year, hours vary with the season · 20th century (1990) · Private driver from Beaune: €130 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. 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. ## Key facts - Type: Wine château - Location: 30 km north of Beaune · Côte de Nuits - Coordinates: 47.2672, 4.9844 - 37 min from Beaune - Tastings on site, all year - 20th century (1990) - Commune: [Marsannay-la-Côte · Côte-d'Or](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/marsannay-la-cote) - Style: Modern wine château in traditional style - Official website: [chateau-marsannay.com](https://www.chateau-marsannay.com/en/) - From Beaune: ≈ 37 min · 38 km - €560 for a [full-day wine tour](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/full-day) from Beaune, up to 4 guests ## Getting there - [Private driver from Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver): 37 min by road (38 km), €130 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 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. ## Architecture 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. ## Opening hours and tickets - Tasting room hours: - 1 to 30 April: every day, 10:00 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 18:00 - 1 May to 30 September: every day, 10:00 to 18:00 - 1 October to 30 November: every day, 10:00 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 18:00 - 1 December to 31 March: Monday to Saturday, 10:00 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 18:00 - Closed: 11 October Cellar tours with tastings are booked ahead, while a three-wine tasting needs no appointment. Checked on 1 October 2026 on [the official site](https://www.chateau-marsannay.com/en/tours-and-tastings/). ## Visiting 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. ## 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. ## Around Château de Marsannay What to combine with Château de Marsannay on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Marsannay-la-Côte](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/marsannay-la-cote) (1 km away): Gateway to the Côte de Nuits and Burgundy's only village appellation making red, white and rosé. - [Fixin](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/fixin) (2 km away): A quiet wine village with Napoleon in the woods, a Romanesque church in the vines and firm reds. - [Gevrey-Chambertin](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/gevrey-chambertin) (5 km away): Nine grands crus, more than any other Burgundy village, led by Chambertin and Chambertin-Clos de Bèze. ### Châteaux - [Château de Couchey](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-couchey) (1 km away): A medieval fortified house that grew into a château at the western edge of Couchey. - [Manoir de la Perrière](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/manoir-de-la-perriere) (3 km away): A Cistercian manor above Fixin, with one of the oldest wine presses in Burgundy. - [Château de Brochon](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-brochon) (3 km away): A Loire-style château built by the poet who gave the Côte d'Azur its name. ### Things to do - [Domaine du Clos Saint-Louis](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-du-clos-saint-louis-fixin) (2 km away): A five-generation family domaine in Fixin, with a vine-to-cellar visit and a tasting in a vaulted cellar. - [Saint-Antoine Church, Fixey (Église Saint-Antoine de Fixey)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/eglise-saint-antoine-de-fixey), 2 km away: A small Romanesque church above the vines of Fixin, with a stone roof and a glazed-tile bell tower. - [Noisot Park and Museum (Parc et Musée Noisot)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/parc-noisot-fixin), 3 km away: A pine-covered hillside above Fixin, created by a loyal grenadier as a shrine to Napoleon. ### Restaurants - [La Table d’Hôte, La Rôtisserie du Chambertin](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/la-table-d-hote-rotisserie-du-chambertin-gevrey) (5 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A starred tasting table in an eighteenth-century house in the heart of Gevrey-Chambertin - [Origine](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/origine-dijon) (7 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A Lameloise-trained Japanese chef cooking Burgundy's seasons on place Wilson - [William Frachot](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/william-frachot-dijon) (7 km away · 2 MICHELIN stars): Dijon's two-star table, reinventing Burgundy's classics inside the Hostellerie du Chapeau Rouge ### Events - **Usually a weekend in early March.** · [Journées Gourmandes de Marsannay-la-Côte](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/journees-gourmandes-marsannay): A long-running spring food fair at the northern gate of the Route des Grands Crus. (Food & markets · Marsannay-la-Côte) - **Usually a Sunday in early June.** · [La Patarate Gourmande](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/patarate-gourmande-marsannay): A six-kilometre walk through the Marsannay vineyard with a meal served in five stops. (Food & markets · Marsannay-la-Côte) ## Questions about Château de Marsannay ### How far is Château de Marsannay from Beaune? 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. ### Can you visit Château de Marsannay? Yes. Château de Marsannay 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 Marsannay? 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, €560](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/full-day) ## Book - [Book a driver here](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=wine-tour&option=full&place=chateau:marsannay): Full-day wine tour from Beaune: €560 for the car, up to 4 guests ## Sources - - --- Canonical page: