--- title: "La Paulée du Château de Meursault 2026: dates, programme & getting there" description: "17 Oct 2026, Meursault (Château de Meursault). The Château de Meursault's autumn harvest dinner, cooked each year by a guest chef." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/events/paulee-du-chateau-de-meursault lang: en updated: 2026-10-08 generated: 2026-10-09 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/events/paulee-du-chateau-de-meursault.png --- # La Paulée du Château de Meursault > La Paulée du Château de Meursault: the Château de Meursault's autumn harvest dinner, cooked each year by a guest chef. Each autumn the Château de Meursault holds its own Paulée, a harvest-end dinner that pairs a guest chef's cooking with the estate's wines. It is a ticketed evening, open to anyone who books. The 2026 edition, the 22nd, is cooked by Louis-Philippe Vigilant, chef of the Relais Bernard Loiseau, which holds two Michelin stars. ## Key facts - Type: Tradition - Meursault - 15 min from Beaune - When: Saturday, 17 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser) - Usual timing: Usually a Saturday evening in October - Venue: [Château de Meursault](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-meursault) - Entry: Paid or by invitation - Organised by: [Château de Meursault](https://www.chateau-meursault.com/) - Official website: [chateau-meursault.com](https://www.chateau-meursault.com/evenements/) - Where: Meursault · Côte-d'Or - Location: 8 km south-west of Beaune · Côte de Beaune - Coordinates: 46.9740, 4.7738 - From Beaune: ≈ 15 min · 9 km - €65 one way from Beaune with a [private driver](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver) - Add the vineyards: our [half-day wine tour, €290](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/half-day). ## History A paulée is the meal that closes the grape harvest in Burgundy, when a domaine gathers its pickers, cellar team and friends around good food and good bottles. The Château de Meursault, which also hosts the November Paulée de Meursault and the Paulée de Printemps, invites a different chef each autumn: in 2025 the 21st edition was cooked by David Le Comte and Nicolas Isnard of L'Auberge. ## What to expect The chef's menu is built around the estate's finest wines, and the dinner is served at the château, known for its vast vaulted cellars and its walled clos of Chardonnay. Each year the menu is signed by a different chef. ## Tips for the day Places are limited and are booked directly with the château, so contact its team well in advance. The 2026 dinner falls on the Vignobles en Scène weekend, when hotels around Beaune fill quickly. A driver waiting at the end of the evening means nobody at the table has to drive home. ## Did you know? The Château de Meursault hosts several paulées a year: the Paulée de Printemps in March, a musical paulée in summer, its own Paulée in October and the Paulée de Meursault in November. ## Around La Paulée du Château de Meursault What to combine with La Paulée du Château de Meursault on the same day, nearest first. ### Other events in October 2026 - **Friday 9 – Sunday 11 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Championnat du monde de l’œuf en meurette](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/championnat-monde-oeuf-en-meurette): Chefs from around the world compete to poach Burgundy's favourite egg dish at the Clos de Vougeot. (Food & markets · Vougeot) - **Saturday 10 – Sunday 11 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Salon de dégustation Pains Vins Fromages](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/salon-pains-vins-fromages-beaune): Bread, cheese and wine under Beaune's covered halls, run by the town's tourism students. (Food & markets · Beaune) - **Saturday, 10 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Show les papilles](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/show-les-papilles-dijon): Dijon's free festival of taste at the Cité internationale de la gastronomie et du vin. (Food & markets · Dijon) - **Saturday, 10 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Trail du Montrachet](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/trail-du-montrachet): A semi-nocturnal trail race through the vines and woods above Chassagne-Montrachet. (Sport · Chassagne-Montrachet) - **Saturday 10 – Sunday 11 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Venise au Palais](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/venise-au-palais-ancy-le-franc): Venetian carnival costumes parade through a Renaissance palace designed by an Italian architect. (Culture · Ancy-le-Franc) - **Sunday, 11 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Marathon des Grands Crus](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/marathon-des-grands-crus): A marathon on the closed Route des Grands Crus, from Dijon to the Clos de Vougeot and back. (Sport · Dijon) ### Nearby - **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) - **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 30 – Sunday 31 January 2027 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Saint-Vincent Tournante](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/saint-vincent-tournante): Burgundy's winter wine festival, hosted by a different village each January. (Tradition · Volnay, 2027 host) - **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) - **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) - **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) ### 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 Meursault](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-meursault) (1 km away): A wine château with vast vaulted cellars, a walled Chardonnay clos and a forest garden. - [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. ### 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 ### Guides about La Paulée du Château de Meursault - [Harvest and truffle season in Burgundy](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/burgundy-harvest-and-truffle-season) ## Questions about La Paulée du Château de Meursault ### When is La Paulée du Château de Meursault 2026? La Paulée du Château de Meursault 2026 takes place in Meursault (Château de Meursault): Saturday, 17 October 2026. ### Where does La Paulée du Château de Meursault take place? La Paulée du Château de Meursault takes place in Meursault (Côte-d'Or), at Château de Meursault. ### Is La Paulée du Château de Meursault free to attend? No, La Paulée du Château de Meursault is not free: you need a ticket or an invitation. Check the official website for prices and booking. ### How do you get to La Paulée du Château de Meursault from Beaune? Meursault is about 15 min from Beaune by road (9 km). The easiest way is a private driver: from €65 for the whole car, up to 4 guests, with no parking to find and nobody at the wheel after a glass of wine. ### Can we book a private driver for La Paulée du 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 enjoy La Paulée du Château de Meursault and drives you back. For the busiest weekends, book a few weeks ahead. → [Half-day wine tour, €290](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/half-day) ## Book - [Book a driver for this day](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=wine-tour&place=village:meursault&date=2026-10-17): No parking to find, no one left as the designated driver: everyone enjoys a glass. Your driver waits and drives you back: no parking to find, and everyone can enjoy a glass. ## Sources - - - [The full events calendar](https://www.cote-privee.com/events) --- Canonical page: