--- title: "Antonin Rodet: How to Visit and What to See" description: "Antonin Rodet has been one of the names of Mercurey since 1875." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/antonin-rodet-mercurey lang: en updated: 2026-10-08 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/things-to-do/antonin-rodet-mercurey.png --- # Antonin Rodet > Antonin Rodet: a Mercurey wine house founded in 1875, with a tasting cellar in the stables of a 17th-century mansion. Antonin Rodet is in Mercurey (Saône-et-Loire), 31 min by road (30 km) from Beaune. Opening hours: 1 May to 31 October: Wednesday to Sunday, 10:00 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 18:00; 1 November to 30 April: Tuesday to Saturday, 10:00 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 18:00 · Allow about 1 hour · Private driver from Beaune: €115 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. Antonin Rodet has been one of the names of Mercurey since 1875. Its cellar door is in the Clos Antonin Rodet, a 17th-century house with Burgundian glazed-tile roofs and an English-style park in the heart of the village. The old stables have become a tasting cellar where visitors taste the wines of the house and its estates, with a focus on the Côte Chalonnaise. ## Key facts - Type: Wine experiences - Where: Mercurey · Saône-et-Loire - Location: 25 km south-west of Beaune · Côte Chalonnaise - Coordinates: 46.8336, 4.7220 - 31 min from Beaune - Open all year - Allow about 1 hour - Official website: [rodet.com](https://www.rodet.com/fr/) - From Beaune: ≈ 31 min · 30 km - €115 one way from Beaune with a [private driver](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver) - Or add it to our [half-day wine tour plus one hour, €360](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/half-day). ## Getting there - [Private driver from Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver): 31 min by road (30 km), €115 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 house was founded in 1875 by Antoine Rodet, known as Antonin, the son of a Chalon-sur-Saône grocer who also dealt in wine, at a time when Chalon was a hub of the wine trade. His marriage to Marie-Françoise Adenot, from a farming family near Mercurey, brought land, and he bought his first vines in 1887, while phylloxera was destroying the Burgundy vineyard. After Antoine's death in 1905, his son Antonin, a travelling salesman since the age of 16, built the house's name abroad. The house won a silver medal at the Paris World's Fair of 1900. The family no longer runs the company, but Antonin Rodet still makes Côte Chalonnaise wines and also runs the Domaine du Château de Mercey, in the Maranges. Its winemaker, Anne-Laure Hernette, creates the cuvées and works closely with the vineyard teams. ## What you will see In the old stables, the team leads a commented tasting from the range of the house and its estates, from Mercurey village to the Rully premier cru Clos la Bressande, a monopole. Several tasting circuits on the Côte Chalonnaise can be booked, and the shop sells wines and accessories for serving them. Take time to walk in the park, with its century-old trees, and to see the old greenhouse, whose glass roof dates from the time of Eiffel. ## Opening hours and tickets - Opening hours: - 1 May to 31 October: Wednesday to Sunday, 10:00 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 18:00 - 1 November to 30 April: Tuesday to Saturday, 10:00 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 18:00 - Closed: 1 January, 1 May and 25 December - Booking: Recommended Checked on 8 October 2026 on [the official site](https://www.rodet.com/fr/). ## Planning your visit The cellar opens from Wednesday to Sunday from May to October and from Tuesday to Saturday from November to April, from 10:00 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 18:00, public holidays included; it closes on 1 January, 1 May and 25 December. Booking is strongly recommended for visits. The Clos is on the Grande Rue in the centre of Mercurey, so it combines easily with the Château de Chamirey or lunch in the village. ## Did you know? Antonin Rodet the son was an early believer in advertising: from the 1920s he used posters and branded objects, now on show at the Clos, to make Mercurey known far beyond Burgundy. ## Around Antonin Rodet What to combine with Antonin Rodet on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Mercurey](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/mercurey) (1 km away): The largest vineyard of the Côte Chalonnaise, known above all for its reds. - [Rully](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/rully) (5 km away): Crisp whites, supple reds and a cradle of Burgundy's sparkling wine, below a medieval château. - [Givry](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/givry) (6 km away): A small wine town of 18th-century monuments, whose red wine is linked by legend to Henri IV. ### Châteaux - [Château de Montaigu](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-montaigu) (1 km away): The ruined hilltop stronghold of the lords of Montaigu, above the vineyards of Mercurey. - [Château de Chamirey](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-chamirey) (1 km away): An elegant 18th-century wine château in Mercurey, at the heart of a 37-hectare family estate. - [Château de Germolles](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-germolles) (4 km away): The best-preserved residence of the Valois dukes of Burgundy, a country palace made for a duchess. ### Things to do - [Maison André Delorme](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/maison-andre-delorme-rully) (5 km away): A Rully house founded in 1942 that helped create Crémant de Bourgogne, with vaulted cellars cut into the rock. - [Southern Burgundy Greenway (Voie Verte de Bourgogne du Sud)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/voie-verte-givry-cluny), 6 km away: A car-free cycle path on an old railway line, running from the Givry vineyards to Cluny. - [Maison Chanzy](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/maison-chanzy-bouzeron) (6 km away): A Bouzeron estate founded in 1928, with the appellation's only monopole and a second cellar in Puligny-Montrachet. ### Restaurants - [Maison Lameloise](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/maison-lameloise-chagny) (9 km away · 3 MICHELIN stars): Burgundy's only three-star table, in a former coaching inn twenty minutes south of Beaune. - [Cédric Burtin](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/cedric-burtin-saint-remy) (11 km away · 2 MICHELIN stars): Two stars in a converted mill on the southern edge of Chalon-sur-Saône. - [Ed.Em](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/ed-em-chassagne-montrachet) (12 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A starred couple's table in the heart of Montrachet country, with 600 wines to match ## Questions about Antonin Rodet ### How far is Antonin Rodet from Beaune? Antonin Rodet is about 31 min from Beaune by road (30 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €115 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. ### How long does a visit to Antonin Rodet take? For the visit, allow about 1 hour. ### When is Antonin Rodet open? Opening days and times change during the year, so check the official website (rodet.com) before you go. Your driver can plan the day around them. ### Can a private driver take us to Antonin Rodet? 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 plus one hour, €360](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/half-day) ## Book - [Book a driver here](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=driver&place=sight:rodet): €115 one way from Beaune · up to 4 guests ## Sources - - - - - - - --- Canonical page: