--- title: "Maison Jaffelin, Beaune: Chapter Cellars Visit and Tasting" description: "Small wine house founded in 1816 in the old cellars of the Notre-Dame canons, beside the Collégiale. Visit and tasting in about an hour, book online." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/maison-jaffelin-beaune lang: en updated: 2026-10-01 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/things-to-do/maison-jaffelin-beaune.png --- # Maison Jaffelin > Maison Jaffelin: a small Beaune wine house founded in 1816, working in the medieval cellars of the Notre-Dame chapter. Maison Jaffelin is in Beaune. Allow about 1 hour · UNESCO World Heritage. Maison Jaffelin calls itself the smallest of the great houses of Burgundy. Founded in 1816, it makes and ages its wines in the heart of Beaune, in the old cellars of the chapter of Notre-Dame beside the Collégiale. Its visits and tastings offer an intimate look at a traditional Burgundy wine house. ## Key facts - Type: Wine experiences - Location: In Beaune - Coordinates: 47.0244, 4.8371 - In Beaune itself - Allow about 1 hour - UNESCO World Heritage - Where: [Beaune · Côte-d'Or](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/beaune) - Official website: [maisonjaffelin.com](https://www.maisonjaffelin.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 Jaffelin was founded in Beaune in 1816. It works in the Caves du Chapitre on the rue Paradis, the cellars that once belonged to the canons of the Collégiale Notre-Dame. The building known as the Cave du Chapitre dates mainly from the 13th century and has been a listed historic monument since 1971. Jaffelin keeps traditional tools such as a vertical press and oval wooden vats. ## What you will see Visits take you down into the vaulted cellars of the old chapter, a few steps from the Collégiale, where the wines are made and aged. You see the traditional equipment, including the vertical press and the oval wooden vats, then taste a selection of the house's wines. It is a rare chance to see inside cellars that once belonged to the medieval canons. Much of the work relies on gravity. At harvest the grapes arrive in small crates, are sorted on two tables in turn and go into the wooden vats by gravity rather than by pump. The reds ferment in the oval wooden vats, which keep the temperature steady, and the whites in stainless steel. The vertical press holds only 5 hectolitres, a size chosen for small cuvées: it presses slowly, in a single pass, and the skins and pips act as a natural filter, which gives clear juice without bitterness. The new wines then run down into the Caves du Chapitre beneath the winery to age for 10 to 18 months in French oak barrels, in cellars where temperature and humidity regulate themselves. The winery was entirely restored in 2004. The wines are made by the oenologist Marinette Garnier, who gained her experience at houses such as the Domaine des Comtes Lafon and Méo-Camuzet, and who says what she loves most is the bustle of winemaking and the calm of the historic cellars while the wines age. ## Planning your visit Allow about an hour. Book your visit in advance online. Jaffelin is on the rue Paradis, next to the Collégiale Notre-Dame, so it fits neatly into a morning in the old town. Check the official website for opening times and the current choice of visits. ## Did you know? Maison Jaffelin still uses a traditional vertical press and oval wooden vats, working inside the old cellars of the canons of Notre-Dame, in the very centre of Beaune. ## Around Maison Jaffelin What to combine with Maison Jaffelin 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 - [Beffroi de Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/beffroi-de-beaune) (1 km away): Beaune's medieval clock tower, bought by the town in 1395 and crowned by a lead-clad bell turret. - [Collegiate Church of Notre-Dame, Beaune (Collégiale Notre-Dame de Beaune)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/collegiale-notre-dame-beaune), 1 km away: One of Burgundy's last great Romanesque churches, with five tapestries of the Life of the Virgin. - [Sensation Vin](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/sensation-vin-beaune) (1 km away): Blind-tasting wine classes in the centre of Beaune, in French and English, since 2006. ### Restaurants - [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 - [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 - [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 Maison Jaffelin - [Beaune in one day](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/beaune-in-one-day) ## Questions about Maison Jaffelin ### How long does a visit to Maison Jaffelin take? For the visit, allow about 1 hour. ### When is Maison Jaffelin open? Opening days and times change during the year, so check the official website (maisonjaffelin.com) before you go. Your driver can plan the day around them. ### Is Maison Jaffelin a UNESCO World Heritage site? Yes. Maison Jaffelin is part of a site inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. ### Can a private driver take us to Maison Jaffelin? 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:jaffelin): Half-day wine tour from Beaune: €290 for the car, up to 4 guests ## Sources - - - - - --- Canonical page: