--- title: "Château de Vosne-Romanée: History of the Liger-Belair Seat" description: "Bought in 1815 by a Napoleonic general, it still houses the Liger-Belair domaine, sole owner of La Romanée. Seen from outside, private driver from Beaune." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-vosne-romanee lang: en updated: 2026-09-29 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/chateaux/chateau-de-vosne-romanee.png --- # Château de Vosne-Romanée > Château de Vosne-Romanée: the family seat of the Comtes Liger-Belair, owners of the grand cru La Romanée. Château de Vosne-Romanée is in Vosne-Romanée (Côte-d'Or), 26 min by road (23 km) from Beaune. Private, seen from outside · 17th century, restored in the 19th century · Private driver from Beaune: €100 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. In the heart of Vosne-Romanée, on the Rue du Château, stands the house of the Liger-Belair family. A general of Napoleon bought it in 1815, and his descendants still make wine here. The family domaine is best known for La Romanée, a grand cru vineyard it owns in its entirety. ## Key facts - Type: Wine château - Location: 17 km north-east of Beaune · Côte de Nuits - Coordinates: 47.1609, 4.9552 - 26 min from Beaune - Private, seen from outside - 17th century, restored in the 19th century - Commune: [Vosne-Romanée · Côte-d'Or](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/vosne-romanee) - Style: 17th-century manor house - Official website: [liger-belair.fr](https://www.liger-belair.fr/en/) - From Beaune: ≈ 26 min · 23 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): 26 min by road (23 km), €100 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 Comtes Liger-Belair settled in Vosne-Romanée when Louis Liger-Belair, a Napoleonic general, bought the Château de Vosne in 1815. Under him and then his nephew and adopted son, Louis-Charles, the estate grew considerably. At its height, under Louis-Charles's son Comte Edgar, it covered more than 60 hectares, including La Romanée, La Tâche and La Grande Rue, as well as parts of Clos de Vougeot and Chambertin. Comte Henri Liger-Belair died in 1924, leaving ten children. Because two of them were minors, the inheritance could not be divided, and some heirs forced a sale. On 31 August 1933 the vines were auctioned at the Vosne-Romanée town hall, and La Tâche left the family. Two of the children bought back La Romanée. In 2000 Louis-Michel Liger-Belair, an agronomist and oenologist, took over the family vines and revived the domaine. ## Architecture The oldest building of the estate is a 17th-century house of rectangular plan, with a staircase tower on its north side. It has a cellar, two floors and an attic lit by dormers, under a hipped roof and a conical tower roof of flat tiles. The walls are of rendered rubble stone, and some windows have basket-handle arches. The house was restored in the 19th century. ## Visiting The château is a private family home and working winery, and the domaine explains that vineyard work leaves little time to receive visitors. You can see the house from the Rue du Château in the centre of the village. Vosne-Romanée is small and easy to walk, with its famous grand cru vineyards just above the houses. ## Did you know? In 2015 the domaine celebrated its 200th anniversary with a vertical tasting of 68 vintages of La Romanée, the grand cru that two of the family's children bought back in 1933. ## Around Château de Vosne-Romanée What to combine with Château de Vosne-Romanée on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Vosne-Romanée](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/vosne-romanee) (1 km away): Six grands crus, including Romanée-Conti and La Tâche, in the village called the pearl of the Côte. - [Vougeot](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/vougeot) (2 km away): Home of the Clos de Vougeot, the Cistercian vineyard and château at the heart of Burgundy's wine story. - [Flagey-Échezeaux](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/flagey-echezeaux) (2 km away): A village of vines and fields on the plain, with two grands crus climbing the slope above. ### Châteaux - [Château du Clos de Vougeot](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-du-clos-de-vougeot) (2 km away): The Cistercian wine estate that became the symbol of Burgundy wine. - [Château de la Tour](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-la-tour) (2 km away): The only estate that makes its wine inside the walls of the Clos de Vougeot. - [Château de Gilly](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-gilly) (2 km away): The former country residence of the abbots of Cîteaux, now a five-star hotel near Vougeot. ### Things to do - [Romanée-Conti Vineyard (Vigne de la Romanée-Conti)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/romanee-conti-vineyard), 1 km away: A vineyard of about 1.8 hectares, marked by a stone cross and famous all over the world. - [Domaine Armelle et Bernard Rion](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-armelle-et-bernard-rion-vosne-romanee) (1 km away): A Vosne-Romanée family domaine since 1896, where tastings pair the wines with Burgundy truffles. - [La Grande Cave de Vougeot](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/la-grande-cave-de-vougeot) (2 km away): A wine shop over 17th-century vaulted cellars at the foot of the Clos de Vougeot, with tastings from all over Burgundy. ### Restaurants - [La Table d’Hôte, La Rôtisserie du Chambertin](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/la-table-d-hote-rotisserie-du-chambertin-gevrey) (7 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A starred tasting table in an eighteenth-century house in the heart of Gevrey-Chambertin - [Le Charlemagne](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/le-charlemagne-pernand-vergelesses) (12 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Burgundy with a Japanese accent, facing the hill of Corton-Charlemagne ### Guides about Château de Vosne-Romanée - [Visiting Burgundy’s famous domaines](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/famous-burgundy-domaines-you-can-visit) ## Questions about Château de Vosne-Romanée ### How far is Château de Vosne-Romanée from Beaune? Château de Vosne-Romanée is about 26 min from Beaune by road (23 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €100 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. ### Can you visit Château de Vosne-Romanée? Château de Vosne-Romanée is private and not open to visitors. You can see it from the road or the village, and your driver can stop there on the way. ### Can a private driver take us to Château de Vosne-Romanée? 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:vosne): Half-day wine tour from Beaune: €290 for the car, up to 4 guests ## Sources - - - - --- Canonical page: