--- title: "Blagny, Burgundy: Premier Crus Above Meursault" description: "A hilltop hamlet with a rare red appellation, whose whites are sold as Meursault or Puligny-Montrachet premier cru. 22 min from Beaune by private driver." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/blagny lang: en updated: 2026-10-02 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/villages/blagny.png --- # Blagny > Blagny: a tiny hilltop hamlet between Meursault and Puligny, with a rare red appellation and celebrated white premiers crus. Blagny is a wine village (Côte de Beaune), 22 min by road (12 km) from Beaune. Red and white wines · 7 premiers crus · Private driver from Beaune: €75 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. Blagny is a handful of houses and a small chapel on the slope above Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet, where the two communes meet. Its name covers a rare red appellation, yet most of its vines are Chardonnay. Those whites are sold as Meursault or Puligny-Montrachet premier cru, depending on which side of the boundary they grow. ## Key facts - Type: Wine village - Region: Côte de Beaune - Location: 11 km south-west of Beaune · Côte de Beaune - Coordinates: 46.9592, 4.7410 - 22 min from Beaune - Red and white wines - 7 premiers crus - Appellations: Blagny, Meursault, Puligny-Montrachet - Grapes: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir - From Beaune: ≈ 22 min · 12 km - €290 for a [half-day wine tour](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/half-day) from Beaune, up to 4 guests ## Getting there - [Private driver from Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver): 22 min by road (12 km), €75 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 Blagny first appears in writing in the late 12th century, in the records of the Cistercian abbey of Maizières, and the first traces of vines here date from the same period. The monks of Maizières worked these high slopes, well above the villages below. The hamlet's small chapel, built in the 15th century, has been a listed historic monument since 1984. It stands on the Puligny-Montrachet side and remains in private hands. The Blagny appellation was recognised by the decree of 31 July 1937, and it applies to red wine only. White wines from the same slopes take the names of the two communes, Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet. Today Chardonnay covers most of the hillside: in 2022 only 4.46 hectares were in production as red Blagny, according to the Burgundy wine board. In March 2022 the hamlet co-hosted the Saint-Vincent tournante, Burgundy's roving wine festival, with Puligny-Montrachet and Corpeau. ## The wines The vines sit between 340 and 400 metres, on marls covered with limestone scree near the top, with brown limestone soils, and clay-limestone ground lower down. The Blagny appellation is red only, from Pinot Noir: ruby to crimson, with small red or black fruit. The whites are Chardonnay. On the Meursault side they are sold as Meursault premier cru, and on the Puligny side as Puligny-Montrachet premier cru, from climats such as Sous le Puits or La Garenne. **Well-known premiers crus (7 premiers crus)**: La Jeunellotte, La Pièce sous le Bois, Sous le Dos d'Ane, Sous Blagny, Hameau de Blagny, Sous le Puits ## What to see ### Blagny chapel A small 15th-century chapel at the heart of the hamlet, listed as a historic monument in 1984. It is privately owned, so admire it from the outside. ### Walking up from Meursault A walking circuit of about 7 km leaves Meursault and climbs through the vineyards to the hamlet and back. It is the best way to feel how the slope rises towards the woods. ### The view over the premiers crus From the edge of the hamlet, the premier cru vineyards of Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet fall away below you towards the two villages and the plain beyond. ## Good to know Plan 30 to 45 minutes. Blagny fits neatly between Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet. Walkers can take the 7 km circuit from Meursault while your driver waits in Blagny or back in the village. ## Did you know? Among Meursault's 19 premiers crus is one simply called Blagny, reserved for white wine. It explains labels that read Meursault-Blagny, while red wine from the hamlet is sold as Blagny. ## Around Blagny What to combine with Blagny on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Puligny-Montrachet](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/puligny-montrachet) (2 km away): Home of Montrachet and three more grands crus, Puligny makes some of the world's most admired white wines. - [Chassagne-Montrachet](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/chassagne-montrachet) (3 km away): Montrachet's southern neighbour, a village of great whites, serious reds and pale stone quarries. - [Saint-Aubin](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/saint-aubin) (3 km away): A valley village just over the hill from Montrachet, where most vineyards are classified premier cru. ### Châteaux - [Château de Gamay](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-gamay) (2 km away): A medieval fortified house in the hamlet that gave its name to the Gamay grape. - [Château de Puligny-Montrachet](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-puligny-montrachet) (2 km away): A 17th-century château with its own walled vines in the white wine village of Puligny. - [Château de Chassagne-Montrachet](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-chassagne-montrachet) (3 km away): Great 14th-century vaulted cellars under a wine château in the heart of Chassagne-Montrachet. ### Things to do - [Olivier Leflaive](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/olivier-leflaive-puligny-montrachet) (2 km away): A Puligny-Montrachet wine house founded in 1984, with sommelier-led tastings on the village square. - [Domaine Bader-Mimeur](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-bader-mimeur-chassagne-montrachet) (3 km away): A family estate that has farmed almost all the historic vines of the Château de Chassagne-Montrachet since 1919. - [Domaine Boyer-Martenot](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-boyer-martenot-meursault) (3 km away): A Meursault family estate since 1917, with a tasting cellar open on weekdays, with or without an appointment. ### Restaurants - [Ed.Em](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/ed-em-chassagne-montrachet) (2 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A starred couple's table in the heart of Montrachet country, with 600 wines to match - [Maison Lameloise](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/maison-lameloise-chagny) (6 km away · 3 MICHELIN stars): Burgundy's only three-star table, in a former coaching inn twenty minutes south of Beaune. - [Auprès du Clocher](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/aupres-du-clocher-pommard) (7 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Pommard's newly starred table, where the butcher's son cooks beside the church ### Guides about Blagny - [Côte de Nuits vs Côte de Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/cote-de-nuits-vs-cote-de-beaune) ## Questions about Blagny ### How far is Blagny from Beaune? Blagny is about 22 min from Beaune by road (12 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €75 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. ### What wines is Blagny known for? Blagny makes mostly white wines under these appellations: Blagny, Meursault, Puligny-Montrachet. It has 7 premiers crus. Its best-known premiers crus include La Jeunellotte, La Pièce sous le Bois, Sous le Dos d'Ane. ### Can you taste wine in Blagny? Yes. Many domaines in Blagny receive visitors, usually by appointment. On a wine tour your driver plans the route and helps you book the tastings, which you pay directly to the domaines. ### Can a private driver take us to Blagny? 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=wine-tour&option=half&place=village:blagny): Half-day wine tour from Beaune: €290 for the car, up to 4 guests ## Sources - - - - - - - - --- Canonical page: