--- title: "Maison André Delorme: How to Visit and What to See" description: "Maison André Delorme is a historic wine house in Rully, the village where Burgundy's sparkling wines began." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/maison-andre-delorme-rully lang: en updated: 2026-10-08 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/things-to-do/maison-andre-delorme-rully.png --- # Maison André Delorme > Maison André Delorme: a Rully house founded in 1942 that helped create Crémant de Bourgogne, with vaulted cellars cut into the rock. Maison André Delorme is in Rully (Saône-et-Loire), 26 min by road (23 km) from Beaune. Opening hours: all year, hours vary with the season · Allow about 1 hour · Private driver from Beaune: €100 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. Maison André Delorme is a historic wine house in Rully, the village where Burgundy's sparkling wines began. It is known above all for its Crémant de Bourgogne, alongside still wines from five appellations of the Côte Chalonnaise. Visitors taste in a friendly cellar door and can explore vaulted cellars cut into the rock. ## Key facts - Type: Wine experiences - Where: Rully · Saône-et-Loire - Location: 18 km south-west of Beaune · Côte Chalonnaise - Coordinates: 46.8732, 4.7467 - 26 min from Beaune - Open all year - Allow about 1 hour - Official website: [andre-delorme.com](https://www.andre-delorme.com/) - From Beaune: ≈ 26 min · 23 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): 26 min by road (23 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 André Delorme, wounded in the Second World War, came home to Rully and founded his own wine house in 1942. His wines were soon served in fine restaurants, and he turned early to sparkling wine. Rully had a long head start: as early as 1822, its wine proved well suited to the second fermentation that creates the bubbles. The house played a large part in the birth of the Crémant de Bourgogne appellation, created in 1975. In 2005 Éric Piffaut, from a Rully family in the wine trade for more than a century, took over, and André Delorme now belongs to Famille Piffaut Vins et Domaines, alongside houses such as Veuve Ambal and Prosper Maufoux. Its estate covers 116 hectares in Rully, Givry, Mercurey, Bouzeron and Montagny. ## What you will see A visit route lined with old tools and equipment explains each step of making crémant by the traditional method, from hand-picked grapes and careful pressing to the long second fermentation in bottle, riddling and disgorging. A remarkable staircase leads down into the vaulted cellars cut into the rock. Back in the tasting room, five tasting formulas cover the crémants and the still wines of the Côte Chalonnaise, for one person, two or a group. ## Opening hours and tickets - Opening hours: - 1 January to 29 February: Monday to Friday, 9:30 to 12:30 and 13:30 to 17:30 - 1 to 31 March: Tuesday to Friday, 9:30 to 12:30 and 13:30 to 17:30; Saturday, 10:00 to 13:00 and 14:00 to 18:00 - 1 April to 30 September: Tuesday to Saturday, 10:00 to 13:00 and 14:00 to 18:00 - 1 October to 31 December: Tuesday to Friday, 9:30 to 12:30 and 13:30 to 17:30; Saturday, 10:00 to 13:00 and 14:00 to 18:00 - Closed: 1 January and 25 December - Booking: Recommended Checked on 8 October 2026 on [the official site](https://www.andre-delorme.com/contact/). ## Planning your visit The cellar door opens from Tuesday to Saturday from March to December, with a lunch break, and from Monday to Friday in January and February; it closes on 25 December and 1 January. Tastings can be booked online. It is at 11 rue des Bordes in Rully, a few minutes from the Château de Rully, and the house also holds open days in spring and at the end of November. ## Did you know? Rully's wine was being made sparkling as early as 1822, which is why the village is called the cradle of Burgundy's sparkling wines. ## Around Maison André Delorme What to combine with Maison André Delorme on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Rully](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/rully) (1 km away): Crisp whites, supple reds and a cradle of Burgundy's sparkling wine, below a medieval château. - [Bouzeron](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/bouzeron) (2 km away): A tiny village with a unique claim: the only village appellation for Aligoté. - [Mercurey](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/mercurey) (5 km away): The largest vineyard of the Côte Chalonnaise, known above all for its reds. ### Châteaux - [Château de Rully](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-rully) (1 km away): A medieval fortress above its own vineyard, still lived in by descendants of its first lords. - [Château de Chamilly](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-chamilly) (5 km away): A classical château in a green valley, cradle of the Bouton de Chamilly family and a wine estate. - [Château de Chamirey](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-chamirey) (5 km away): An elegant 18th-century wine château in Mercurey, at the heart of a 37-hectare family estate. ### Things to do - [Domaine de la Folie](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-de-la-folie-chagny) (2 km away): A small Rully estate at Chagny, with the Clos Saint-Jacques monopole and a pioneer of cinema in its family tree. - [Maison Chanzy](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/maison-chanzy-bouzeron) (2 km away): A Bouzeron estate founded in 1928, with the appellation's only monopole and a second cellar in Puligny-Montrachet. - [Antonin Rodet](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/antonin-rodet-mercurey) (5 km away): A Mercurey wine house founded in 1875, with a tasting cellar in the stables of a 17th-century mansion. ### Restaurants - [Maison Lameloise](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/maison-lameloise-chagny) (4 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) (7 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A starred couple's table in the heart of Montrachet country, with 600 wines to match - [Cédric Burtin](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/cedric-burtin-saint-remy) (14 km away · 2 MICHELIN stars): Two stars in a converted mill on the southern edge of Chalon-sur-Saône. ## Questions about Maison André Delorme ### How far is Maison André Delorme from Beaune? Maison André Delorme is about 26 min from Beaune by road (23 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 Maison André Delorme take? For the visit, allow about 1 hour. ### When is Maison André Delorme open? Opening days and times change during the year, so check the official website (andre-delorme.com) before you go. Your driver can plan the day around them. ### Can a private driver take us to Maison André Delorme? 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:delorme): €100 one way from Beaune · up to 4 guests ## Sources - - - - --- Canonical page: