--- title: "Domaine du Clos du Roi: How to Visit and What to See" description: "Domaine du Clos du Roi is a family wine estate in Coulanges-la-Vineuse, a wine village south of Auxerre." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-du-clos-du-roi-coulanges-la-vineuse lang: en updated: 2026-10-08 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/things-to-do/domaine-du-clos-du-roi-coulanges-la-vineuse.png --- # Domaine du Clos du Roi > Domaine du Clos du Roi: a family estate in Coulanges-la-Vineuse with free tastings, a wine bar of local produce and old oak casks under the church. Domaine du Clos du Roi is in Coulanges-la-Vineuse (Yonne), 1 h 45 by road (157 km) from Beaune. Opening hours: all year: Monday, 14:00 to 18:00; Tuesday to Saturday, 9:30 to 19:30 · Admission: Free entry · Allow 45 minutes to 1.5 hours · Private driver from Beaune: €395 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. Domaine du Clos du Roi is a family wine estate in Coulanges-la-Vineuse, a wine village south of Auxerre. Magali Bernard, the third generation, has made its wines since 2001. You can taste eleven wines for free without booking, book a cellar visit, or stop for a glass and a plate of local produce at its wine bar. ## Key facts - Type: Wine experiences - Where: Coulanges-la-Vineuse · Yonne - Location: 120 km north-west of Beaune · Yonne - Coordinates: 47.7008, 3.5823 - 1 h 45 from Beaune - Open all year - Allow 45 minutes to 1.5 hours - Nearby: [Irancy](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/irancy) - Official website: [closduroi.com](https://www.closduroi.com/) - From Beaune: ≈ 1 h 45 · 157 km - €395 one way from Beaune with a [private driver](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver) - Or add it to our [long-day wine tour, €880](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/long-day). ## Getting there - [Private driver from Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver): 1 h 45 by road (157 km), €395 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 domaine is the work of three generations. In the 1970s Magali's parents, Michel and Denise Bernard, chose to age their wines systematically in large oak casks, and the historic cuvées are still made the same way. Magali made her first wines in 2001, and Arnaud Hennoque, a former chef, joined her in 2005 to look after the 18 hectares of vines. Their oldest vines date from 1969. Most of the wines are Bourgogne Coulanges-la-Vineuse, red, white and rosé, from Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and César, an old Burgundy grape. For some cuvées the vines are ploughed with a horse, the grapes picked by hand and trodden by foot, and the wine made in buried tanks of Burgundy stone, some from the 18th century. In 2016 the domaine added a wine bar serving charcuterie, cheese and other local products. ## What you will see Without booking, the simple tasting covers the eleven wines currently on sale, free of charge. The booked Discovery visit adds a choice of six wines and a visit of the cask cellar at the foot of the church, where the wine ages in oak casks of 2,400 to 5,200 litres, with a taste of a wine still in cask. On the terrace or inside, the wine bar serves platters of local charcuterie and cheese, terrines, trout, Pays d'Othe sausage, farm ice cream and craft beers and juices. ## Opening hours and tickets - Opening hours: All year: Monday, 14:00 to 18:00; Tuesday to Saturday, 9:30 to 19:30 - Admission: Free entry - Booking: Not needed Checked on 8 October 2026 on [the official site](https://www.closduroi.com/le-domaine/). ## Planning your visit Allow 45 minutes for a tasting, up to an hour and a half with a cellar visit and a platter. The domaine is at 17 rue André Vildieu in Coulanges-la-Vineuse, about 11 km south of Auxerre and about 1 hour 40 minutes from Beaune, close to Irancy and the Gallo-Roman site of Escolives. It is open on Monday afternoons and from Tuesday to Saturday, and on many Sundays by appointment. Book visits 48 hours ahead. ## Did you know? The Chanvan hillside was once the royal vineyard of the village, called Le Clos du Roi, and its wine was sent down the river on wooden rafts to the port of Bercy in Paris. ## Around Domaine du Clos du Roi What to combine with Domaine du Clos du Roi on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Irancy](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/irancy) (6 km away): The red wine village of the Yonne, set in a bowl of vines and cherry trees. - [Saint-Bris](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/saint-bris) (7 km away): Burgundy's Sauvignon village, built over a maze of medieval cellars. - [Chablis](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/chablis) (21 km away): Burgundy's northern outpost, where Chardonnay grows on fossil-rich limestone above the river Serein. ### Châteaux - [Château Long-Depaquit](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-long-depaquit) (20 km away): An 18th-century château in the heart of Chablis, home of the grand cru La Moutonne. - [Château de Maligny](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-maligny) (23 km away): A castle above the Serein north of Chablis, whose name lives on in the Durup family's wines. ### Things to do - [Domaine Borgnat](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-borgnat-escolives) (3 km away): A family estate and guest house in Escolives, with tastings in stacked 17th-century cellars and wines of Coulanges-la-Vineuse. - [Site archéologique d’Escolives-Sainte-Camille](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/site-archeologique-escolives-sainte-camille) (3 km away): The baths of a Gallo-Roman villa on the Via Agrippa, built on reused carved stones, with a Merovingian cemetery among the ruins. - [Caves Bailly Lapierre](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/caves-bailly-lapierre) (4 km away): Crémant de Bourgogne aged in vast medieval stone quarries above the river Yonne. ### Events - **The last weekend of January, on the Saturday.** · [Saint-Vincent de Coulanges-la-Vineuse](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/saint-vincent-de-coulanges-la-vineuse): A village feast for the patron saint of wine growers, with a parade, mulled wine and the new vintage. (Tradition · Coulanges-la-Vineuse) - **A weekend in mid-April.** · [Course de côte d’Irancy](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/course-de-cote-d-irancy): A motor-racing hill climb on the road out of Irancy, held while the cherry trees are in blossom. (Sport · Irancy) - **Wednesday 21 – Sunday 25 July 2027 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Notes d’été à Irancy](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/notes-d-ete-a-irancy): A summer music festival in the church of Irancy, the red wine village of the Yonne. (Music · Irancy) ## Questions about Domaine du Clos du Roi ### How far is Domaine du Clos du Roi from Beaune? Domaine du Clos du Roi is about 1 h 45 from Beaune by road (157 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €395 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. ### How long does a visit to Domaine du Clos du Roi take? For the visit, allow 45 minutes to 1.5 hours. ### When is Domaine du Clos du Roi open? Opening days and times change during the year, so check the official website (closduroi.com) before you go. Your driver can plan the day around them. ### Can a private driver take us to Domaine du Clos du Roi? 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. → [Long-day wine tour, €880](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/long-day) ## Book - [Book a driver here](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=driver&place=sight:closduroi): €395 one way from Beaune · up to 4 guests ## Sources - - - - - --- Canonical page: