--- title: "Château de Meursault: Wine Tasting, Cellars and Gardens" description: "About 3,500 m² of vaulted cellars under a 10-hectare park with orangery and walled clos, organic since 2022. Tours and tastings, by private driver." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-meursault lang: en updated: 2026-10-01 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/chateaux/chateau-de-meursault.png --- # Château de Meursault > Château de Meursault: a wine château with vast vaulted cellars, a walled Chardonnay clos and a forest garden. Château de Meursault is in Meursault (Côte-d'Or), 14 min by road (9 km) from Beaune. Tasting room hours: all year, hours vary with the season · 17th to 19th centuries, on older cellars · Private driver from Beaune: €65 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. The Château de Meursault stands on the southern side of the village, in a park of about 10 hectares with its orangery and walled vineyard. Beneath it run huge vaulted cellars, dug over several centuries. It is one of the best-known wine estates of the Côte de Beaune and welcomes visitors all year. ## Key facts - Type: Wine château - Location: 8 km south-west of Beaune · Côte de Beaune - Coordinates: 46.9740, 4.7738 - 14 min from Beaune - Tastings on site, all year - 17th to 19th centuries, on older cellars - Commune: [Meursault · Côte-d'Or](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/meursault) - Style: Classical house with a 19th-century orangery - Official website: [chateau-meursault.com](https://www.chateau-meursault.com) - From Beaune: ≈ 14 min · 9 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): 14 min by road (9 km), €65 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 estate grew from the fief of the Moulin Foulot, which Duke Robert I of Burgundy granted to one of his squires in the 11th century. In 1666 it was sold to Pierre Blancheton, a Beaune lawyer at the Parliament of Burgundy, and it stayed with his family until the Revolution. It was then seized, sold, and later passed to the Jobard and Serre families. In the early 19th century the Serre family enlarged the property, remodelled the buildings and expanded the vineyard. Through inheritance it came to the Counts of Moucheron, when it was about a quarter of its present size. In 1973 André Boisseaux bought and fully restored the château. The Halley family took it over in 2012, and since 2022 the whole vineyard has been farmed organically. ## Architecture The main house has a central block with a polygonal front in dressed stone, both under mansard roofs of flat tiles, flanked by two wings. The 19th-century orangery is faced partly with glazed brick. Beneath the château and its outbuildings lie about 3,500 square metres of cellars in the Cistercian style, including a great double-vaulted cellar. The park keeps a chestnut alley and a cedar about three centuries old. ## 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 18:30 - 1 October to 14 November: every day, 10:00 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 18:00 - 15 November to 31 March: Wednesday to Saturday, 10:00 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 18:00; Sunday, 10:00 to 12:00 Checked on 1 October 2026 on [the official site](https://www.chateau-meursault.com/visites-et-degustations/). ## Visiting The château is open every day from April to mid-November. From mid-November to the end of March it closes on Sunday afternoons, Mondays and Tuesdays. Guided tours of the château and its cellars end with a tasting, and there are also tastings without booking in the salons and on the terrace. Allow about 90 minutes for a guided visit. ## Did you know? The cellars are now kept at a steady temperature by geothermal energy, drawn from 26 wells dug in the park of the château. ## Around Château de Meursault What to combine with Château de Meursault on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Meursault](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/meursault) (1 km away): The great white-wine village of the Côte de Beaune, with a glazed-tile town hall and 19 premiers crus. - [Monthélie](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/monthelie) (2 km away): A small hillside village between Volnay and Meursault, once compared to a village in Tuscany. - [Auxey-Duresses](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/auxey-duresses) (2 km away): A quiet valley village of supple reds and bright whites, set between wooded hills west of Meursault. ### Châteaux - [Château de Cîteaux](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-citeaux) (1 km away): A 19th-century château in Meursault, built over the cellars of the monks of Cîteaux. - [Château de la Velle](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-la-velle) (1 km away): A 16th-century fortified house on the southern edge of Meursault, with its own wine estate. - [Château fort de Meursault (Hôtel de ville)](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-fort-de-meursault-hotel-de-ville), 1 km away: Meursault's town hall, a 14th-century castle keep under a bright glazed tile roof. ### Things to do - [Domaine Boyer-Martenot](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-boyer-martenot-meursault) (1 km away): A Meursault family estate since 1917, with a tasting cellar open on weekdays, with or without an appointment. - [Église Saint-Nicolas de Meursault](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/eglise-saint-nicolas-meursault) (1 km away): Meursault's Gothic church, whose 57-metre stone spire rises above the village and its vineyards. - [Domaine Jean Monnier & Fils](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-jean-monnier-et-fils-meursault) (1 km away): A Meursault family estate with roots in 1696 and a tasting cellar on the town hall square. ### Restaurants - [Auprès du Clocher](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/aupres-du-clocher-pommard) (4 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Pommard's newly starred table, where the butcher's son cooks beside the church - [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 - [Le Carmin](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/le-carmin-beaune) (7 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Christophe Quéant's poised, product-first cooking in a Renaissance house on place Carnot ### 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) ### Guides about Château de Meursault - [Harvest and truffle season in Burgundy](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/burgundy-harvest-and-truffle-season) - [What a private wine tour costs](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/burgundy-private-wine-tour-cost) - [Burgundy wineries without a car](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/burgundy-wineries-without-a-car) - [Côte de Nuits vs Côte de Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/cote-de-nuits-vs-cote-de-beaune) - [Visiting Burgundy’s famous domaines](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/famous-burgundy-domaines-you-can-visit) ## Questions about Château de Meursault ### How far is Château de Meursault from Beaune? Château de Meursault is about 14 min from Beaune by road (9 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €65 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. ### Can you visit Château de Meursault? Yes. Château de Meursault 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 Meursault? 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:meursault): Half-day wine tour from Beaune: €290 for the car, up to 4 guests ## Sources - - - - - --- Canonical page: