--- title: "Château de Monthelie: Wine Tasting by Appointment" description: "Rebuilt in 1746 under glazed tiles, home of the Suremain family's biodynamic estate. Tastings by appointment, Monday to Saturday, by private driver." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-monthelie lang: en updated: 2026-10-08 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/chateaux/chateau-de-monthelie.png --- # Château de Monthelie > Château de Monthelie: an 18th-century château with a glazed tile roof, home of the Suremain family's wine estate. Château de Monthelie is in Monthelie (Côte-d'Or), 13 min by road (8 km) from Beaune. Tastings on site · 16th and 18th centuries · Private driver from Beaune: €65 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. The Château de Monthelie stands in the heart of the small hillside village of Monthelie, between Volnay and Meursault. Rebuilt in 1746 beside an older 16th-century building, it is roofed with glazed Burgundy tiles. It is the home of the Domaine Eric de Suremain, which receives visitors for tastings by appointment. ## Key facts - Type: Classical château - Location: 7 km south-west of Beaune · Côte de Beaune - Coordinates: 46.9923, 4.7664 - 13 min from Beaune - Tastings on site - 16th and 18th centuries - Commune: Monthelie · Côte-d'Or - Style: Classical (18th century) - Heritage: Registered historic monument - From Beaune: ≈ 13 min · 8 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): 13 min by road (8 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 For centuries the lordship of Monthelie and its vines depended on the Abbey of Cluny. In 1722 François Fromageot, an apothecary from Beaune, bought the lordship and gave it as a dowry to his daughter Jeanne, who married François Brunet d'Antheuil in 1723. The couple rebuilt the château in 1746, keeping a 16th-century building and a square stair tower from the earlier house. The Brunet de Monthelie family kept the château for about 150 years. It then passed through several related families, and in 1903 came back to the Suremain family with Albert de Suremain. His descendants still live here. Eric de Suremain has run the wine estate since 1978, and it has been farmed biodynamically since 1996. The château was listed as a historic monument in 1988. ## Architecture The château is U-shaped, with a courtyard to the south and a street front to the north. Its mansard roofs are covered in lead-glazed flat tiles. A semicircular entrance with stone pillars, vases and a wrought-iron grille opens onto the courtyard, which keeps an old well with a square rim. Inside, the protected staircase with its handrail and the dining-room décor survive from the 18th century. ## Visiting The estate is open to visitors from Monday to Saturday, and tastings of the Suremain wines are by appointment only, for small groups. Book ahead by email or phone. Allow about an hour. The courtyard gate and tiled roofs are easy to see from the village street. Ask for the current opening times when you book. ## Did you know? The protection covers more than stone: the listing of 1988 includes the dining-room décor, the staircase handrail and even the well with its square rim. ## Around Château de Monthelie What to combine with Château de Monthelie on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Monthélie](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/monthelie) (1 km away): A small hillside village between Volnay and Meursault, once compared to a village in Tuscany. - [Volnay](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/volnay) (2 km away): A hillside village high above the vines, loved for the finesse of its red wines. - [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 fort de Meursault (Hôtel de ville)](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-fort-de-meursault-hotel-de-ville), 2 km away: Meursault's town hall, a 14th-century castle keep under a bright glazed tile roof. - [Château de Cîteaux](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-citeaux) (2 km away): A 19th-century château in Meursault, built over the cellars of the monks of Cîteaux. - [Château de Meursault](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-meursault) (2 km away): A wine château with vast vaulted cellars, a walled Chardonnay clos and a forest garden. ### Things to do - [Ropiteau Frères](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/ropiteau-freres-meursault) (1 km away): A Meursault wine house founded in 1848, ageing its wines in old cellars that once belonged to the Hospices de Beaune. - [Domaine Bernard Delagrange et Fils](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-bernard-delagrange-meursault) (1 km away): A father-and-son Meursault estate in the old house of a 15th-century ducal physician, over two levels of cellars. - [Domaine Christophe Vaudoisey](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-christophe-vaudoisey-volnay) (2 km away): A Volnay family estate since 1804, now in its ninth generation, receiving visitors by appointment in the village. ### Restaurants - [Auprès du Clocher](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/aupres-du-clocher-pommard) (3 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Pommard's newly starred table, where the butcher's son cooks beside the church - [Le Carmin](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/le-carmin-beaune) (6 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Christophe Quéant's poised, product-first cooking in a Renaissance house on place Carnot - [Clos du Cèdre](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/clos-du-cedre-beaune) (7 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A winemaker's mansion by Beaune's ramparts, with a starred kitchen and a cellar of over 1,000 wines ### Events - **Easter weekend, Saturday and Sunday** · [Le Printemps de Monthelie](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/printemps-de-monthelie): Easter weekend in Monthelie, when the growers open their cellars and the village comes out to celebrate. (Wine festival · Monthelie) ## Questions about Château de Monthelie ### How far is Château de Monthelie from Beaune? Château de Monthelie is about 13 min from Beaune by road (8 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 Monthelie? Yes. Château de Monthelie 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 Monthelie? 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:monthelie): Half-day wine tour from Beaune: €290 for the car, up to 4 guests ## Sources - - --- Canonical page: