--- title: "Domaine Chanson, Beaune: Bastion Cellar Tour and Tasting" description: "Founded in 1750, Chanson ages its wines in a rampart tower, the Bastion de l'Oratoire. Guided visit and tasting in about 1.5 hours, by reservation only." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-chanson-bastion-beaune lang: en updated: 2026-10-01 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/things-to-do/domaine-chanson-bastion-beaune.png --- # Domaine Chanson > Visit the massive rampart tower where Domaine Chanson ages its wines, in the heart of Beaune. Domaine Chanson is in Beaune. Guided tours only: all year: Monday to Saturday, tours start between 10:00 and 12:30 and between 14:00 and 18:00 · Guided tour: Adults €40 · Allow about 1.5 hours. Domaine Chanson, founded in 1750, ages its wines inside one of Beaune's great defensive towers, the Bastion de l'Oratoire, also called the Tour des Filles. Guided visits climb through its vaulted levels among the barrels and end with a tasting. The domaine is one of the main owners of Beaune Premier Cru vineyards. ## Key facts - Type: Wine experiences - Location: In Beaune - Coordinates: 47.0273, 4.8374 - In Beaune itself - Open all year - Allow about 1.5 hours - Where: [Beaune · Côte-d'Or](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/beaune) - Official website: [domaine-chanson.com](https://www.domaine-chanson.com) - In Beaune, where your driver is based. - €290 for a [half-day wine tour](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/half-day) starting here, up to 4 guests ## Getting there Coming by train or plane? [Transfers from stations and airports](https://www.cote-privee.com/transfers) ## History Simon Verry founded the domaine in 1750, and in 1794 his widow bought the Bastion. In 1847 the Chanson family, led by Alexis Chanson, took over from the Verry family. In 1999 Philippe and François Marion-Chanson entrusted the domaine to the Bollinger group. Today it farms 43 hectares in the Côte de Beaune, including 25 hectares of Beaune Premier Cru, and 45 in the Côte Chalonnaise. The tower was part of Beaune's fortifications. Designed by Louis XI's architects, it was completed under King Francis I, as a stone salamander, his emblem, found at its foot suggests. Its first two levels date from 1519 to 1524. It was first called the Tour des Filles, after the women of the night who lived nearby, then renamed after the Oratorian chapel next door. It was fully renovated in 2019. ## What you will see Behind a heavy centuries-old door, a spiral staircase climbs around a central well through four levels of barrels. Nearly 2,000 casks rest here, with red wines on the lower floors and whites at the top, while a library of old vintages hides behind a grille. Every barrel is moved by hand, since machines cannot fit. The visit ends with a commented tasting. ## Opening hours and tickets - Guided tours only: All year: Monday to Saturday, tours start between 10:00 and 12:30 and between 14:00 and 18:00 - Guided tour: Adults €40 - Booking: Required Checked on 1 October 2026 on [the official site](https://www.domaine-chanson.com/nos-visites/). ## Planning your visit Allow about an hour and a half for the guided visit and tasting. Visits are by reservation only. The tower has many steps and is not accessible to visitors with reduced mobility. It stands on the northern stretch of the ramparts walk, near the domaine's cellar door. ## Did you know? Unusually for Burgundy, Chanson's cellar is above ground. From the third floor of the old tower, the cellar team can look out over the vineyards while they tend the barrels. ## Around Domaine Chanson What to combine with Domaine Chanson on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/beaune) (1 km away): The wine capital of Burgundy, with the Hôtel-Dieu, old ramparts and cellars beneath its streets. - [Chorey-lès-Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/chorey-les-beaune) (3 km away): A village on the gentle land just north of Beaune, known for supple and fruity reds. - [Pommard](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/pommard) (4 km away): A red-wine village between Beaune and Volnay, known for deep, firm Pinot Noir. ### Châteaux - [Château de Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-beaune) (1 km away): Louis XI's fortress in the Beaune ramparts, now home to the Bouchard Père & Fils wine house. - [Château de Challanges](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-challanges) (3 km away): A 19th-century country house in a wooded park south-east of Beaune, now a hotel. - [Château de Chorey](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-chorey) (3 km away): A moated manor with lone round towers and a dovecote, at the edge of Chorey. ### Things to do - [Maison Patriarche Père et Fils](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/caves-patriarche-beaune) (1 km away): Walk through about five kilometres of vaulted cellars beneath a former convent, then taste the wines. - [Bouchard Aîné & Fils](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/bouchard-aine-et-fils-beaune) (1 km away): A sensory introduction to Burgundy wine in the cellars of an 18th-century Beaune mansion. - [Beaune Town Hall (Former Ursuline Convent), Hôtel de Ville de Beaune (ancien couvent des Ursulines)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/hotel-de-ville-beaune-couvent-des-ursulines), 1 km away: Beaune's town hall, housed in a 17th-century Ursuline convent with a carved front added in 1817. ### Restaurants - [Clos du Cèdre](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/clos-du-cedre-beaune) (1 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 - [Le Carmin](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/le-carmin-beaune) (1 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Christophe Quéant's poised, product-first cooking in a Renaissance house on place Carnot - [Table de Levernois](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/table-de-levernois) (5 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A Relais & Châteaux country house outside Beaune, with its own kitchen garden and 1,800 wines ### Events - **Friday 13 – Sunday 15 November 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Vente des Vins des Hospices de Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/vente-des-vins-hospices-de-beaune): Burgundy's great charity wine auction, first held in 1859 and now staged each November in Beaune's covered halls. (Wine auction · Beaune) - **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) - **Friday 16 – Sunday 18 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Vignobles en Scène](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/vignobles-en-scene-beaune): An October weekend of one-off wine experiences along the Route des Grands Crus. (Wine festival · Beaune and the Côte de Beaune) - **Friday, 13 November 2026 – Tuesday, 5 January 2027 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Lumières à Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/lumieres-a-beaune): Light projections on Beaune's landmarks, every evening in summer and from the Vente des Vins to early January. (Culture · Beaune) - **Friday 13 – Saturday 14 November 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Semi-Marathon de la Vente des Vins de Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/semi-marathon-vente-des-vins-beaune): Burgundy's best-known half marathon, run through Pommard, Volnay and Meursault on the Vente des Vins weekend. (Sport · Beaune) - **Friday 13 – Saturday 14 November 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Fête des Grands Vins de Bourgogne](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/fete-des-grands-vins-de-bourgogne): Every Burgundy appellation in one hall, poured by the growers themselves, on the Vente des Vins weekend. (Wine festival · Beaune) - **Wednesday 2 – Sunday 6 December 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Beaune Blues Boogie Festival](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/beaune-blues-boogie-festival): Five nights of boogie-woogie, blues and swing in Beaune's theatres and wine cellars. (Music · Beaune) - **Saturday 12 – Sunday 13 December 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Le Festi’Noël](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/festi-noel-marche-de-noel-beaune): Beaune's Christmas market by the Porte Marie de Bourgogne, with crafts, treats and mulled wine. (Christmas · Beaune) - **Thursday 1 – Sunday 4 April 2027 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Festival Beethoven à Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/festival-beethoven-beaune): A spring chamber music festival devoted to Beethoven, led by the cellist Sung-Won Yang. (Music · Beaune) - **Each year over several weeks in late spring and early summer, usually ending in early July** · [Mois des Climats](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/mois-des-climats): A festival of visits, walks and tastings celebrating Burgundy's UNESCO-listed Climats. (Culture · Beaune and the Côte-d'Or vineyards) - **Usually Ascension Thursday, in May, with staggered departures from late morning** · [Beaune Saveurs de Vignes](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/beaune-saveurs-de-vignes): A gourmet walk through Beaune's vineyards, with growers pouring at every stop. (Wine festival · Beaune) - **Usually four consecutive weekends in July** · [Festival international d’opéra baroque de Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/festival-opera-baroque-beaune): Since 1983, a summer festival of baroque opera in the Hôtel-Dieu courtyard and Beaune's historic churches. (Music · Beaune) - **Late September, over four days from Thursday to Sunday (24 to 27 September in 2026)** · [Festival d’automne Jazz O’Verre](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/festival-jazz-o-verre-beaune): Four days of jazz in Beaune at the end of September, in the spirit of a good glass of wine. (Music · Beaune) - **Early October, on a Saturday, with starts from late morning (3 October in 2026)** · [L’Automnale](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/l-automnale-beaune-cyclos): An autumn cycling tour of the Côte and Hautes-Côtes de Beaune, from 44 to 90 km. (Sport · Beaune) ### Guides about Domaine Chanson - [Beaune in one day](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/beaune-in-one-day) - [Wine tour itineraries from Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/burgundy-wine-tour-itineraries) - [Visiting Burgundy’s famous domaines](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/famous-burgundy-domaines-you-can-visit) - [Hospices de Beaune auction weekend 2026](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/hospices-de-beaune-auction-weekend) - [Tasting on a Sunday or a Monday](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/wine-tasting-burgundy-sunday-monday) ## Questions about Domaine Chanson ### How long does a visit to Domaine Chanson take? For the visit, allow about 1.5 hours. ### When is Domaine Chanson open? Opening days and times change during the year, so check the official website (domaine-chanson.com) before you go. Your driver can plan the day around them. ### Is Domaine Chanson a UNESCO World Heritage site? Yes. Domaine Chanson is part of a site inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. ### Can a private driver take us to Domaine Chanson? 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](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=wine-tour&option=half&place=sight:chanson): Half-day wine tour from Beaune: €290 for the car, up to 4 guests ## Sources - - - - - --- Canonical page: