--- title: "Le Printemps de Monthelie 2027: dates, programme & getting there" description: "Easter weekend, Monthelie. Easter weekend in Monthelie, when the growers open their cellars and the village comes out to celebrate." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/events/printemps-de-monthelie lang: en updated: 2026-10-08 generated: 2026-10-09 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/events/printemps-de-monthelie.png --- # Le Printemps de Monthelie > Le Printemps de Monthelie: Easter weekend in Monthelie, when the growers open their cellars and the village comes out to celebrate. Every Easter weekend, the growers of Monthelie, on the slopes above Meursault, open their cellars for the Printemps de Monthelie. Visitors buy a glass and taste the village's red and white wines as they wander its narrow lanes. The 2026 edition is the 21st; check the organiser's page for the dates of the next. ## Key facts - Type: Wine festival - Monthelie - 12 min from Beaune - When: Easter weekend, Saturday and Sunday. The 2027 dates are not announced yet. - Nearby: [Monthélie](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/monthelie) - Organised by: [Syndicat viticole de Monthelie](https://www.appellation-monthelie.fr/) - Official website: [appellation-monthelie.fr](https://www.appellation-monthelie.fr/les-printemps-de-monthelie/) - Where: Monthelie · Côte-d'Or - Location: 7 km south-west of Beaune · Côte de Beaune - Coordinates: 46.9927, 4.7661 - From Beaune: ≈ 12 min · 8 km - €65 one way from Beaune with a [private driver](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver) - Add the vineyards: our [full-day wine tour, €560](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/full-day). ## History The Printemps de Monthelie was first held in 2004 and has returned every spring since, with the 20th edition in 2025. Monthelie is a small village of winding medieval lanes, old houses and a wash house, with an 18th-century château that is home to the Domaine de Suremain. ## What to expect Growers pour their white and red Monthelie in their cellars, and musicians and entertainment fill the cellars and streets. Food is served in the salle des fêtes, horse-drawn carriage rides are free, and there are craft stalls, activities for children and a raffle with bottles to win. ## Tips for the day Glasses and practical information are available at the town hall in the centre of the village. Easter weekend is busy across the Côte de Beaune, and the Maranges villages have recently held their own open cellars on the same weekend, so book hotels early. Monthelie's lanes are narrow and parking is limited; with a driver you can combine it with Meursault or Auxey-Duresses and taste without worrying about the drive back. ## Did you know? Since 2004, the Printemps de Monthelie has returned every Easter weekend; the 2025 edition was the 20th. ## Around Le Printemps de Monthelie What to combine with Le Printemps de Monthelie on the same day, nearest first. ### Other events in March 2027 - **Runs Friday 26 February – Sunday 7 March 2027** · [Carnaval de Chalon-sur-Saône](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/carnaval-de-chalon-sur-saone): Ten days of parades, brass bands and the burlesque Gôniots, ending with the burning of Old Carnival. (Tradition · Chalon-sur-Saône) - **Usually a weekend in early March.** · [Journées Gourmandes de Marsannay-la-Côte](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/journees-gourmandes-marsannay): A long-running spring food fair at the northern gate of the Route des Grands Crus. (Food & markets · Marsannay-la-Côte) - **Usually the Saturday and Sunday of the Hospices de Nuits sale weekend, in early to mid March.** · [Salon des Vignerons de Nuits-Saint-Georges](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/salon-des-vignerons-nuits-saint-georges): Forty Nuits-Saint-Georges growers pour their wines on the weekend of the Hospices sale. (Wine festival · Nuits-Saint-Georges) - **Usually the Saturday of the Hospices de Nuits sale weekend, in early to mid March.** · [Semi-marathon de Nuits-Saint-Georges](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/semi-marathon-nuits-saint-georges): A half marathon through the grands crus, run on the weekend of the Hospices de Nuits sale. (Sport · Nuits-Saint-Georges) - **Usually a Sunday in late March or early April.** · [Trail du Tacot](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/trail-du-tacot-gevrey-chambertin): A village trail race from the vines of Gevrey-Chambertin up to the cliffs above. (Sport · Gevrey-Chambertin) - **Sunday, 14 March 2027 (Expected dates, not yet confirmed)** · [Vente des Vins des Hospices de Nuits-Saint-Georges](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/hospices-de-nuits-wine-auction): The Côte de Nuits' own charity wine auction, held each spring since 1961. (Wine auction · Vougeot) ### Nearby - **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) - **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) - **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 - [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) (1 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 de Monthelie](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-monthelie) (1 km away): An 18th-century château with a glazed tile roof, home of the Suremain family's wine estate. - [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. ### 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 ## Questions about Le Printemps de Monthelie ### When is Le Printemps de Monthelie 2027? The 2027 dates of Le Printemps de Monthelie have not been announced yet. Usual timing: Easter weekend, Saturday and Sunday. The organiser publishes them on appellation-monthelie.fr. ### Where does Le Printemps de Monthelie take place? Le Printemps de Monthelie takes place in Monthelie (Côte-d'Or). ### How do you get to Le Printemps de Monthelie from Beaune? Monthelie is about 12 min from Beaune by road (8 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 Le Printemps 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 enjoy Le Printemps de Monthelie and drives you back. For the busiest weekends, book a few weeks ahead. → [Full-day wine tour, €560](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/full-day) ## Book - [Book a driver](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=wine-tour&place=village:monthelie): 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: