--- title: "Château de Melin: Organic Wine Tasting and Guest Rooms" description: "Renaissance manor dated 1557 near Auxey-Duresses, now a 33-hectare organic estate. Tastings and five guest rooms, with a private driver from Beaune." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-melin lang: en updated: 2026-10-02 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/chateaux/chateau-de-melin.png --- # Château de Melin > Château de Melin: a Renaissance manor in a wooded park, now an organic wine estate with guest rooms. Château de Melin is in Auxey-Duresses (Côte-d'Or), 18 min by road (14 km) from Beaune. Tasting room hours: 16 March to 30 September: Monday to Friday, 10:00 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 18:00; 1 to 30 October: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 10:00 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 17:00; Wednesday, 10:00 to 12:00 · 16th and 17th centuries · Private driver from Beaune: €80 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. The Château de Melin stands in the hamlet of Melin, on the road between Auxey-Duresses and La Rochepot. Two turreted houses frame a square courtyard in a wooded park with a stream and a pond. Today it is an organic wine estate that offers tastings and five guest rooms. ## Key facts - Type: Renaissance château - Location: 11 km south-west of Beaune · Côte de Beaune - Coordinates: 46.9811, 4.7094 - 18 min from Beaune - Tastings on site, 16 March to 30 October - 16th and 17th centuries - Commune: [Auxey-Duresses · Côte-d'Or](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/auxey-duresses) - Style: Renaissance manor - Official website: [chateaudemelin.com](https://chateaudemelin.com) - From Beaune: ≈ 18 min · 14 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): 18 min by road (14 km), €80 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 Rozerot family began the present château in the 16th century. The oldest part still carries their arms and a Latin inscription dated 1557. At the end of the 17th century the château passed to the Brunet de Monthelie family, who probably enlarged it. They added a second house facing the first and a wing at a right angle that joined the two. The estate has been worked by wine growers for generations. In the 1930s Paul Dumay farmed about ten hectares of vines in the Maranges valley, and his daughter and son-in-law expanded the domaine between 1970 and 1995. Today the Château de Melin produces organic wines from about 33 hectares, certified organic since 2009, on the Côte de Beaune and the Côte de Nuits, and welcomes guests to stay. ## Architecture The older house, on the north side of the courtyard, has mullioned windows and covered wooden galleries along its west front. At its centre stands a six-sided stone turret with a round-arched window framed by pilasters. The second house, L-shaped, has three turrets, one holding a staircase. Small towers mark the entrance and one corner of the park. ## Opening hours and tickets - Tasting room hours: - 16 March to 30 September: Monday to Friday, 10:00 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 18:00 - 1 to 30 October: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 10:00 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 17:00; Wednesday, 10:00 to 12:00 - Booking: Not needed Saturdays are by appointment only, and from 2 November to 15 March every visit is by appointment. Checked on 2 October 2026 on [the official site](https://chateaudemelin.com/en/store-and-tastings/). ## Visiting Without an appointment you can taste from Monday to Friday, choosing among more than twelve appellations by the glass from a dispenser, from €10. The private tasting of six or seven organic wines with a wine professional, followed by a visit of the winery and the 16th-century cellars, costs €39 per person, is by appointment only and closes from 16 November to 1 March. The estate also has five guest rooms, two of them family suites. ## Did you know? The Renaissance turret carries the Latin words SPERA QUOD LICET, roughly hope for what is allowed, carved with the date 1557. ## Around Château de Melin What to combine with Château de Melin on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Saint-Romain](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/saint-romain) (2 km away): A cliff-ringed village above the Côte de Beaune, known for crisp whites, fresh reds and wide views. - [Auxey-Duresses](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/auxey-duresses) (3 km away): A quiet valley village of supple reds and bright whites, set between wooded hills west of Meursault. - [Saint-Aubin](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/saint-aubin) (3 km away): A valley village just over the hill from Montrachet, where most vineyards are classified premier cru. ### Châteaux - [Château fort de Saint-Romain](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-fort-de-saint-romain) (2 km away): Medieval castle ruins on a rocky spur, with wide views over the Saint-Romain cliffs. - [Château de Gamay](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-gamay) (3 km away): A medieval fortified house in the hamlet that gave its name to the Gamay grape. - [Château de La Rochepot](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-la-rochepot) (3 km away): The Pot family's medieval fortress, rebuilt with glazed tile roofs by the Carnot family. ### Things to do - [Ropiteau Frères](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/ropiteau-freres-meursault) (4 km away): A Meursault wine house founded in 1848, ageing its wines in old cellars that once belonged to the Hospices de Beaune. - [Domaine Jean Monnier & Fils](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-jean-monnier-et-fils-meursault) (5 km away): A Meursault family estate with roots in 1696 and a tasting cellar on the town hall square. - [Hot-Air Balloon Flights over the Vineyards (Montgolfière au-dessus des vignes)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/hot-air-balloon-flights), 5 km away: Float over the Côte at dawn, with villages, châteaux and vineyards laid out below. ### 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 - [Auprès du Clocher](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/aupres-du-clocher-pommard) (7 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Pommard's newly starred table, where the butcher's son cooks beside the church - [Maison Lameloise](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/maison-lameloise-chagny) (9 km away · 3 MICHELIN stars): Burgundy's only three-star table, in a former coaching inn twenty minutes south of Beaune. ### Events - **Saturday 24 – Sunday 25 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Coup d’œil, Coup de cœur à Auxey-Duresses](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/coup-doeil-coup-de-coeur-auxey-duresses): Auxey-Duresses opens its cellars on the fourth weekend of October, as the vines turn gold. (Wine festival · Auxey-Duresses) ## Questions about Château de Melin ### How far is Château de Melin from Beaune? Château de Melin is about 18 min from Beaune by road (14 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €80 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. ### Can you visit Château de Melin? Yes. Château de Melin 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 Melin? 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:melin): Half-day wine tour from Beaune: €290 for the car, up to 4 guests ## Sources - - - - - - --- Canonical page: