--- title: "Domaine de la Folie: How to Visit and What to See" description: "The Domaine de la Folie lies in Chagny, at the northern end of the Côte Chalonnaise, among the vineyards of the Rully appellation." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-de-la-folie-chagny lang: en updated: 2026-10-08 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/things-to-do/domaine-de-la-folie-chagny.png --- # Domaine de la Folie > Domaine de la Folie: a small Rully estate at Chagny, with the Clos Saint-Jacques monopole and a pioneer of cinema in its family tree. Domaine de la Folie is in Chagny (Saône-et-Loire), 24 min by road (21 km) from Beaune. Opening hours: By appointment only · Allow about 1 hour · Private driver from Beaune: €95 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. The Domaine de la Folie lies in Chagny, at the northern end of the Côte Chalonnaise, among the vineyards of the Rully appellation. It farms 13 hectares of chardonnay and pinot noir, including some of the most sought-after climats of Rully, such as the premier cru Clos Saint-Jacques, a monopole. Tastings are by appointment, with the family who runs the estate. ## Key facts - Type: Wine experiences - Where: Chagny · Saône-et-Loire - Location: 16 km south-west of Beaune · Côte Chalonnaise - Coordinates: 46.8948, 4.7416 - 24 min from Beaune - By appointment only - Allow about 1 hour - Nearby: [Rully](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/rully) - Official website: [domainedelafolie.fr](https://www.domainedelafolie.fr/) - From Beaune: ≈ 24 min · 21 km - €95 one way from Beaune with a [private driver](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver) - Or add it to our [half-day wine tour, €290](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/half-day). ## Getting there - [Private driver from Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver): 24 min by road (21 km), €95 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 name La Folie is very old and may recall, according to some historians, the folia, a dance of fairies: the people of Chagny used to say they saw lights whirling here at night. The estate's family tree is unusual. It includes Étienne-Jules Marey (1830–1904), the scientist who studied movement and invented the chronophotograph, an ancestor of the film camera; the painter Bouton (1860–1954), whose labels are still used; and Noël-Bouton (1906–1994), founder of the Primagaz company and a wine lover who built the cellars and vat rooms. Jérôme Noël-Bouton, a Paris lawyer until 2012, and his wife Élisabeth developed the estate and its sales abroad and created the Cuvée Marey. Since 2010, Clémence and Baptiste Dubrulle, the fifth generation, have run the domaine. ## What you will see The tasting follows the Rully climats of the estate: the Clos Saint-Jacques, a premier cru monopole, the Clos du Chaigne premier cru, the Clos de Bellecroix and the Clos la Folie, along with aligoté and crémant. The family looks for freshness, which it calls the signature of the estate. The range also includes a liqueur de cassis, a ratafia and a marc de Bourgogne. ## Opening hours and tickets - Opening hours: By appointment only Checked on 8 October 2026 on [the official site](https://www.domainedelafolie.fr/nous-rendre-visite/). ## Planning your visit Tastings are by appointment only and depend on availability, so call or write to the estate before you go. The domaine is at Chagny, close to Rully and Bouzeron and a few minutes from the Côte de Beaune. Allow about an hour, and combine it with the village of Rully and its château. ## Did you know? The family says it was the first to dress its red wines in black labels, drawn by the painter Bouton, which it still uses. ## Around Domaine de la Folie What to combine with Domaine de la Folie on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Bouzeron](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/bouzeron) (1 km away): A tiny village with a unique claim: the only village appellation for Aligoté. - [Rully](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/rully) (2 km away): Crisp whites, supple reds and a cradle of Burgundy's sparkling wine, below a medieval château. - [Santenay](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/santenay) (4 km away): Spa town and wine village near the southern end of the Côte de Beaune, known for its reds. ### Châteaux - [Château de Rully](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-rully) (3 km away): A medieval fortress above its own vineyard, still lived in by descendants of its first lords. - [Château de Santenay (Domaine du Château Philippe le Hardi)](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-philippe-le-hardi), 4 km away: The Duke of Burgundy's castle at Santenay, now a large wine estate with glazed tile roofs. - [Château de la Maltroye](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-la-maltroye) (5 km away): An 18th-century family wine house at the top of Chassagne, with a diamond-patterned tile roof. ### Things to do - [Maison Chanzy](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/maison-chanzy-bouzeron) (1 km away): A Bouzeron estate founded in 1928, with the appellation's only monopole and a second cellar in Puligny-Montrachet. - [Maison André Delorme](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/maison-andre-delorme-rully) (2 km away): A Rully house founded in 1942 that helped create Crémant de Bourgogne, with vaulted cellars cut into the rock. - [Domaine Bader-Mimeur](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-bader-mimeur-chassagne-montrachet) (5 km away): A family estate that has farmed almost all the historic vines of the Château de Chassagne-Montrachet since 1919. ### Restaurants - [Maison Lameloise](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/maison-lameloise-chagny) (2 km away · 3 MICHELIN stars): Burgundy's only three-star table, in a former coaching inn twenty minutes south of Beaune. - [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 - [Auprès du Clocher](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/aupres-du-clocher-pommard) (13 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Pommard's newly starred table, where the butcher's son cooks beside the church ## Questions about Domaine de la Folie ### How far is Domaine de la Folie from Beaune? Domaine de la Folie is about 24 min from Beaune by road (21 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €95 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. ### How long does a visit to Domaine de la Folie take? For the visit, allow about 1 hour. ### When is Domaine de la Folie open? Opening days and times change during the year, so check the official website (domainedelafolie.fr) before you go. Your driver can plan the day around them. ### Can a private driver take us to Domaine de la Folie? 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=driver&place=sight:domainefolie): €95 one way from Beaune · up to 4 guests ## Sources - - - - --- Canonical page: