--- title: "Ropiteau Frères: How to Visit and What to See" description: "Ropiteau Frères is a wine house in Meursault, founded in 1848 and known above all for the white wines of the Côte de Beaune." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/ropiteau-freres-meursault lang: en updated: 2026-10-08 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/things-to-do/ropiteau-freres-meursault.png --- # Ropiteau Frères > Ropiteau Frères: a Meursault wine house founded in 1848, ageing its wines in old cellars that once belonged to the Hospices de Beaune. Ropiteau Frères is in Meursault (Côte-d'Or), 14 min by road (9 km) from Beaune. Allow about 1 hour · Private driver from Beaune: €65 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. Ropiteau Frères is a wine house in Meursault, founded in 1848 and known above all for the white wines of the Côte de Beaune. Its wines age in barrel in the Caves de l'Hôpital, vaulted cellars that once belonged to the Hospices de Beaune. The house receives visitors in these cellars through its reception and booking service. ## Key facts - Type: Wine experiences - Where: Meursault · Côte-d'Or - Location: 7 km south-west of Beaune · Côte de Beaune - Coordinates: 46.9812, 4.7675 - 14 min from Beaune - Allow about 1 hour - Meursault - Official website: [ropiteau.com](https://www.ropiteau.com) - From Beaune: ≈ 14 min · 9 km - €65 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): 14 min by road (9 km), €65 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 In 1848 the railway reached Meursault. Jean Ropiteau, a 24-year-old grower and cooper from Monthélie whose Burgundian roots went back to the 16th century, saw that it would carry his wines to new customers, and founded a négociant house with his brothers-in-law. The house kept growing through the 20th century, and in 1940 Auguste Ropiteau bought its present cellars in Meursault, along with an estate sold off by the Hospices de Beaune at a time when wine sold poorly. The cellars, called the Caves de l'Hôpital, were founded in the 17th century by Johan de Massol, president and royal councillor at the Parlement of Burgundy, and later belonged to the Hospices de Beaune. The name Ropiteau became closely tied to Meursault, and the family fought for its vineyards: Marguerite Ropiteau campaigned to keep the Genevrières climat in the premier cru rank. ## What you will see A visit takes you under the stone vaults of the Caves de l'Hôpital, where the wines are aged in barrel in cool, quiet cellars, much as they were three centuries ago. It ends with a tasting of the house's wines, led by its whites from Meursault and the surrounding villages. ## Planning your visit Allow about an hour. The house does not publish opening hours online; book your visit with its reception and reservations service by phone. The cellars are on the rue du 11-Novembre, a few minutes' walk from the town hall square of Meursault. ## Did you know? In the Meursault cemetery, Marguerite Ropiteau's gravestone bears the letters SG, for 'Sauva les Genevrières': she saved the Genevrières vineyard's premier cru status. ## Around Ropiteau Frères What to combine with Ropiteau Frères on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Meursault](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/meursault) (1 km away): The great white-wine village of the Côte de Beaune, with a glazed-tile town hall and 19 premiers crus. - [Monthélie](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/monthelie) (1 km away): A small hillside village between Volnay and Meursault, once compared to a village in Tuscany. - [Auxey-Duresses](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/auxey-duresses) (2 km away): A quiet valley village of supple reds and bright whites, set between wooded hills west of Meursault. ### Châteaux - [Château fort de Meursault (Hôtel de ville)](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-fort-de-meursault-hotel-de-ville), 1 km away: Meursault's town hall, a 14th-century castle keep under a bright glazed tile roof. - [Château de Cîteaux](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-citeaux) (1 km away): A 19th-century château in Meursault, built over the cellars of the monks of Cîteaux. - [Château de Meursault](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-meursault) (1 km away): A wine château with vast vaulted cellars, a walled Chardonnay clos and a forest garden. ### Things to do - [Domaine Bernard Delagrange et Fils](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-bernard-delagrange-meursault) (1 km away): A father-and-son Meursault estate in the old house of a 15th-century ducal physician, over two levels of cellars. - [Hot-Air Balloon Flights over the Vineyards (Montgolfière au-dessus des vignes)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/hot-air-balloon-flights), 1 km away: Float over the Côte at dawn, with villages, châteaux and vineyards laid out below. - [Domaine Jean Monnier & Fils](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-jean-monnier-et-fils-meursault) (1 km away): A Meursault family estate with roots in 1696 and a tasting cellar on the town hall square. ### Restaurants - [Auprès du Clocher](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/aupres-du-clocher-pommard) (4 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Pommard's newly starred table, where the butcher's son cooks beside the church - [Ed.Em](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/ed-em-chassagne-montrachet) (6 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A starred couple's table in the heart of Montrachet country, with 600 wines to match - [Le Carmin](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/le-carmin-beaune) (7 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Christophe Quéant's poised, product-first cooking in a Renaissance house on place Carnot ### Events - **Monday, 16 November 2026 (Expected dates, not yet confirmed)** · [La Paulée de Meursault](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/paulee-de-meursault): Burgundy's most generous harvest lunch, where every guest brings their finest bottles. (Tradition · Meursault) - **Saturday, 17 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [La Paulée du Château de Meursault](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/paulee-du-chateau-de-meursault): The Château de Meursault's autumn harvest dinner, cooked each year by a guest chef. (Tradition · Meursault) - **Usually a Saturday evening in mid-March** · [La Paulée de Printemps de Meursault](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/paulee-de-printemps-meursault): Meursault's spring banquet, where some 500 guests bring their best bottles to share. (Tradition · Meursault) - **Usually the first half of July, with a prelude of concerts on weekends in May** · [Festival De Bach à Bacchus](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/festival-de-bach-a-bacchus-meursault): Meursault's summer festival of music and wine, with concerts in the village and tastings with the musicians. (Music · Meursault) ## Questions about Ropiteau Frères ### How far is Ropiteau Frères from Beaune? Ropiteau Frères is about 14 min from Beaune by road (9 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €65 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. ### How long does a visit to Ropiteau Frères take? For the visit, allow about 1 hour. ### When is Ropiteau Frères open? Opening days and times change during the year, so check the official website (ropiteau.com) before you go. Your driver can plan the day around them. ### Can a private driver take us to Ropiteau Frères? 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:ropiteau): €65 one way from Beaune · up to 4 guests ## Sources - - - - --- Canonical page: