--- title: "Château de Pommard: Wine Tasting and Wine Courses" description: "Built in 1726 by Vivant Micault, with the 20-hectare Clos Marey-Monge walled in 1812. Tastings of 45 to 60 minutes and WSET courses, by private driver." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-pommard lang: en updated: 2026-10-01 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/chateaux/chateau-de-pommard.png --- # Château de Pommard > Château de Pommard: a Régence château of 1726 and a 20-hectare walled vineyard at the entrance to Pommard. Château de Pommard is in Pommard (Côte-d'Or), 9 min by road (4 km) from Beaune. Tasting room hours: 1 April to 30 November: every day, 10:30 to 18:30; 1 December to 31 March: every day, 10:30 to 18:00 · 18th and early 19th centuries · Private driver from Beaune: €60 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. The Château de Pommard stands at the edge of the village on the road from Beaune, facing a French garden. Its estate includes the Clos Marey-Monge, a single walled vineyard of 20 hectares. It is a busy wine estate that welcomes visitors for tastings and wine courses. ## Key facts - Type: Wine château - Location: 4 km south-west of Beaune · Côte de Beaune - Coordinates: 47.0077, 4.7985 - 9 min from Beaune - Tastings on site, all year - 18th and early 19th centuries - Commune: [Pommard · Côte-d'Or](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/pommard) - Style: Régence (18th century) - Official website: [chateaudepommard.com](https://chateaudepommard.com) - From Beaune: ≈ 9 min · 4 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): 9 min by road (4 km), €60 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 1726 Vivant Micault, from an old Pommard family, built the château and its winery buildings around a paved courtyard. A chapel dedicated to Saint Vivant was blessed in 1736. In 1763 Claude Marey bought the estate. Around 1789 his son Nicolas-Joseph sold the Micault château but kept the vines and cellars. In 1795 he married Émilie Monge, daughter of the scientist Gaspard Monge, and built a second château nearby. The Marey-Monge family built the great wall around the Clos in 1812. In 1855 Jules Lavalle, in his classification of the wines of the Côte-d'Or, placed the Clos du château de Pommard among the first growths. The Laplanche family bought the estate in 1936, and in 1966 the psychoanalyst Jean Laplanche reunited it with the Micault château. The Giraud family followed in 2003, and Michael Baum and Julie Carabello in 2014. ## Architecture The Micault château is a Régence house with a mansard roof of flat tiles. On the courtyard side, a central bay in dressed stone opens onto a stone perron. On the garden side, a triangular pediment carries a coat of arms, with carved busts and a stone balcony. A French garden lies across the rue Marey, and long vaulted cellars run beneath the paved courtyards. ## Opening hours and tickets - Tasting room hours: - 1 April to 30 November: every day, 10:30 to 18:30 - 1 December to 31 March: every day, 10:30 to 18:00 - Closed: 1 January, 24 December, 25 December and 31 December - Booking: Required Checked on 1 October 2026 on [the official site](https://chateaudepommard.com/concierge/). ## Visiting The château is open every day for tastings, from introductions to Burgundy to private tastings of the estate's wines. Its cellars and vineyards are closed to visitors during the current renovation. It also runs WSET wine courses. Tastings last 45 minutes to an hour. Booking ahead is wise in high season. ## Did you know? The Clos Marey-Monge is enclosed by a stone wall about two metres high, built in 1812. The estate calls it the largest single-owner vineyard in Burgundy. ## Around Château de Pommard What to combine with Château de Pommard on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Pommard](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/pommard) (1 km away): A red-wine village between Beaune and Volnay, known for deep, firm Pinot Noir. - [Volnay](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/volnay) (1 km away): A hillside village high above the vines, loved for the finesse of its red wines. - [Monthélie](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/monthelie) (3 km away): A small hillside village between Volnay and Meursault, once compared to a village in Tuscany. ### Châteaux - [Château de la Commaraine](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-la-commaraine) (1 km away): A towered château in the heart of Pommard, set in its own walled Premier Cru vineyard. - [Château de Monthelie](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-monthelie) (3 km away): An 18th-century château with a glazed tile roof, home of the Suremain family's wine estate. - [Château de Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-beaune) (4 km away): Louis XI's fortress in the Beaune ramparts, now home to the Bouchard Père & Fils wine house. ### Things to do - [Domaine Michel Rebourgeon](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-michel-rebourgeon-pommard) (1 km away): A small family estate in Pommard, with premier cru vines ploughed by horse and a tasting cellar open every day. - [Domaine Lejeune](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-lejeune-pommard) (1 km away): A Pommard estate held by the same family since 1783, now farmed organically by a new generation. - [Domaine Michel Lahaye](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-michel-lahaye-pommard) (1 km away): A family estate on Pommard's church square, with a tasting room in its old stable and a log fire in winter. ### Restaurants - [Auprès du Clocher](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/aupres-du-clocher-pommard) (1 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) (3 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) (4 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 - **Mid-February, on a Sunday** · [Trail de Pommard](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/trail-de-pommard): A winter trail race on gravel tracks and paths through the vineyards of Pommard. (Sport · Pommard) - **Every two years, in odd-numbered years, over a weekend in mid to late July** · [Les Festives de Meloisey](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/festives-de-meloisey): Every other July, a Hautes-Côtes village becomes a festival of wine bars, crafts and French song. (Wine festival · Meloisey) ### Guides about Château de Pommard - [Beaune in one day](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/beaune-in-one-day) - [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) - [Wine tour itineraries from Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/burgundy-wine-tour-itineraries) - [Côte de Nuits vs Côte de Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/cote-de-nuits-vs-cote-de-beaune) ## Questions about Château de Pommard ### How far is Château de Pommard from Beaune? Château de Pommard is about 9 min from Beaune by road (4 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €60 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. ### Can you visit Château de Pommard? Yes. Château de Pommard 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 Pommard? 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:pommard): Half-day wine tour from Beaune: €290 for the car, up to 4 guests ## Sources - - - - - --- Canonical page: