--- title: "La Grande Cave de Vougeot: How to Visit and What to See" description: "La Grande Cave de Vougeot stands on rue du Vieux Château, at the foot of the Château du Clos de Vougeot." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/la-grande-cave-de-vougeot lang: en updated: 2026-10-08 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/things-to-do/la-grande-cave-de-vougeot.png --- # La Grande Cave de Vougeot > La Grande Cave de Vougeot: a wine shop over 17th-century vaulted cellars at the foot of the Clos de Vougeot, with tastings from all over Burgundy. La Grande Cave de Vougeot is in Vougeot (Côte-d'Or), 28 min by road (25 km) from Beaune. Opening hours: 1 May to 31 October: every day, 10:00 to 19:00; 1 November to 30 April: every day, 10:00 to 13:00 and 14:00 to 18:00 · Admission: Adults €22 · Allow 45 minutes to 1 hour · Private driver from Beaune: €100 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. La Grande Cave de Vougeot stands on rue du Vieux Château, at the foot of the Château du Clos de Vougeot. Easy to spot under its creeper-covered walls, it is a wine shop with more than 60 Burgundy appellations, from the Côte de Nuits to the south of the region. Below it lie vaulted cellars of the 17th century, which you visit during a guided tasting. ## Key facts - Type: Wine experiences - Where: Vougeot · Côte-d'Or - Location: 19 km north-east of Beaune · Côte de Nuits - Coordinates: 47.1749, 4.9635 - 28 min from Beaune - Open all year - Allow 45 minutes to 1 hour - Official website: [lagrandecavedevougeot.fr](https://www.lagrandecavedevougeot.fr/) - From Beaune: ≈ 28 min · 25 km - €100 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): 28 min by road (25 km), €100 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 Nearly four centuries ago, the building housed the wine press of an old estate. The vaulted cellars beneath it date from the 17th century and run on under the village square of Vougeot. Around 1850 Augustin Grangier bought the old seigneurial estate and built an elegant master's house, known since as the Château de Vougeot. Today the Grande Cave is the last witness of that estate in the village. It sells and pours wines from well-known Burgundy houses, among them Charles Viénot, Morin Père & Fils, Jean-Claude Boisset, Domaine de la Vougeraie, J. Moreau & Fils in Chablis and Louis Bouillot for Crémant de Bourgogne. Its advisers help with purchases and ship orders in France and abroad. ## What you will see A tasting takes you down into the old stone cellars, where old bottles line the vaults and a barrel room holds Burgundy casks. The Découverte tasting pours two regional wines, two villages and a premier cru. The Prestige tasting covers five wines, including two white and two red premiers crus, to show what makes each climat of the great appellations different. ## Opening hours and tickets - Opening hours: - 1 May to 31 October: every day, 10:00 to 19:00 - 1 November to 30 April: every day, 10:00 to 13:00 and 14:00 to 18:00 - Closed: 1 January, 1 May and 25 December - Admission: Adults €22 - Booking: Required Checked on 8 October 2026 on [the official site](https://www.lagrandecavedevougeot.fr/). ## Planning your visit The shop opens every day, from 10:00 to 19:00 from May to October, and from 10:00 to 13:00 and 14:00 to 18:00 from November to April. It closes on 1 January, 1 May and 25 December. Tastings must be booked: the Découverte costs €22 and the Prestige €28 per person, with lower prices for groups of ten or more. The Château du Clos de Vougeot is a few minutes' walk away. ## Did you know? The vaulted cellars of the Grande Cave, dug in the 17th century, run on beneath the village square of Vougeot. ## Around La Grande Cave de Vougeot What to combine with La Grande Cave de Vougeot on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Vougeot](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/vougeot) (1 km away): Home of the Clos de Vougeot, the Cistercian vineyard and château at the heart of Burgundy's wine story. - [Chambolle-Musigny](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/chambolle-musigny) (1 km away): A small village known for silky, perfumed reds, the grand cru Musigny and the prized Les Amoureuses. - [Flagey-Échezeaux](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/flagey-echezeaux) (2 km away): A village of vines and fields on the plain, with two grands crus climbing the slope above. ### Châteaux - [Château de la Tour](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-la-tour) (1 km away): The only estate that makes its wine inside the walls of the Clos de Vougeot. - [Château du Clos de Vougeot](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-du-clos-de-vougeot) (1 km away): The Cistercian wine estate that became the symbol of Burgundy wine. - [Château de Gilly](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-gilly) (1 km away): The former country residence of the abbots of Cîteaux, now a five-star hotel near Vougeot. ### Things to do - [Route des Grands Crus](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/route-des-grands-crus) (1 km away): Burgundy's historic wine road, about 60 kilometres of vineyards and villages from Dijon to Santenay. - [Boursot Père & Fils](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/boursot-pere-et-fils-chambolle-musigny) (2 km away): A Chambolle-Musigny family of winegrowers since 1550, whose grandfather opened the village's first tasting cellar. - [Romanée-Conti Vineyard (Vigne de la Romanée-Conti)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/romanee-conti-vineyard), 2 km away: A vineyard of about 1.8 hectares, marked by a stone cross and famous all over the world. ### Restaurants - [La Table d’Hôte, La Rôtisserie du Chambertin](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/la-table-d-hote-rotisserie-du-chambertin-gevrey) (5 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A starred tasting table in an eighteenth-century house in the heart of Gevrey-Chambertin - [Le Charlemagne](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/le-charlemagne-pernand-vergelesses) (14 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Burgundy with a Japanese accent, facing the hill of Corton-Charlemagne ### Events - **Friday 9 – Sunday 11 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Championnat du monde de l’œuf en meurette](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/championnat-monde-oeuf-en-meurette): Chefs from around the world compete to poach Burgundy's favourite egg dish at the Clos de Vougeot. (Food & markets · Vougeot) - **Usually a week at the end of June.** · [Musique & Vin au Clos Vougeot](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/musique-et-vin-au-clos-vougeot): Chamber music and great Burgundy wines at the Clos de Vougeot at the end of June. (Music · Vougeot) - **Usually the last weekend of September.** · [Livres en Vignes](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/livres-en-vignes-clos-de-vougeot): A free book festival with about a hundred writers at the Château du Clos de Vougeot. (Culture · Vougeot) ## Questions about La Grande Cave de Vougeot ### How far is La Grande Cave de Vougeot from Beaune? La Grande Cave de Vougeot is about 28 min from Beaune by road (25 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €100 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. ### How long does a visit to La Grande Cave de Vougeot take? For the visit, allow 45 minutes to 1 hour. ### When is La Grande Cave de Vougeot open? Opening days and times change during the year, so check the official website (lagrandecavedevougeot.fr) before you go. Your driver can plan the day around them. ### Can a private driver take us to La Grande Cave de Vougeot? 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:grandecavevougeot): €100 one way from Beaune · up to 4 guests ## Sources - - - - - --- Canonical page: