--- title: "Bouzeron: Aligoté Wine Tasting in Burgundy" description: "The only village appellation in France for Aligoté, about 60 hectares of golden-skinned grapes. A short tasting stop 25 min from Beaune by private driver." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/bouzeron lang: en updated: 2026-09-29 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/villages/bouzeron.png --- # Bouzeron > Bouzeron: a tiny village with a unique claim: the only village appellation for Aligoté. Bouzeron is a wine village (Côte Chalonnaise), 25 min by road (20 km) from Beaune. White wine · Private driver from Beaune: €90 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. Bouzeron is a small village in a quiet valley just south-west of Chagny, about 25 minutes from Beaune. It is home to around 140 people and one rare appellation. Here Aligoté, usually sold as simple Bourgogne, carries a village name of its own and is taken seriously. ## Key facts - Type: Wine village - Region: Côte Chalonnaise - Location: 17 km south-west of Beaune · Côte Chalonnaise - Coordinates: 46.8895, 4.7257 - 25 min from Beaune - White wine - Appellations: Bouzeron - Grapes: Aligoté - From Beaune: ≈ 25 min · 20 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): 25 min by road (20 km), €90 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 872 King Charles the Bald gave Bouzeron to the monks of the abbey of Saint-Marcel-lès-Chalon. The small hillside church is still dedicated to Saint Marcel. It has a wooden-beamed nave, a bell tower beside the choir, a portal decorated with a fleur-de-lis cross and a forecourt paved with old funeral slabs. Nearby, on the plateau of Chassey-le-Camp, a Neolithic hilltop camp gave its name to a whole prehistoric culture, the Chasséen. The village built its reputation on Aligoté. In 1979 it gained the regional name Bourgogne Aligoté Bouzeron. A decree of 17 February 1998 then made Bouzeron a village appellation, covering vines in Bouzeron and Chassey-le-Camp. Only white wine from Aligoté may carry the name. Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grown in the same place are sold under regional appellations, which keeps the spotlight firmly on Burgundy's second white grape. ## The wines Bouzeron is white only, made from Aligoté. About 60 hectares face east or south-east at 270 to 350 metres. White marls from Oxfordian limestone cover the upper slopes, with brown marly soils lower down. Growers speak of Aligoté doré, golden Aligoté: here the grapes have thinner skins that turn golden in the sun, which helps balance ripeness and acidity. The wines are fresh and light-bodied, with subtle spice, and are best within about five years. ## What to see ### Church of Saint-Marcel A small medieval church on the hillside, with a wooden-beamed nave, a fleur-de-lis cross on the portal and a forecourt paved with old funeral slabs. ### Camp de Chassey A few kilometres away, this nine-hectare Neolithic hilltop camp gave its name to the Chasséen culture. The GR7 footpath crosses it, and a path with information panels explores the site. ## Good to know Bouzeron is close enough for a short stop on the way south. Combine it with Rully and Mercurey for a Côte Chalonnaise day, or taste here before lunch in nearby Chagny. ## Did you know? Bouzeron is the only village appellation in France devoted to Aligoté. Elsewhere in Burgundy, the grape is mostly sold under the regional name Bourgogne Aligoté. ## Around Bouzeron What to combine with Bouzeron on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Rully](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/rully) (2 km away): Crisp whites, supple reds and a cradle of Burgundy's sparkling wine, below a medieval château. - [Santenay](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/santenay) (3 km away): Spa town and wine village near the southern end of the Côte de Beaune, known for its reds. - [Chassagne-Montrachet](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/chassagne-montrachet) (5 km away): Montrachet's southern neighbour, a village of great whites, serious reds and pale stone quarries. ### Châteaux - [Château de Chamilly](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-chamilly) (4 km away): A classical château in a green valley, cradle of the Bouton de Chamilly family and a wine estate. - [Château de Rully](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-rully) (2 km away): A medieval fortress above its own vineyard, still lived in by descendants of its first lords. - [Château de Santenay (Domaine du Château Philippe le Hardi)](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-philippe-le-hardi), 4 km away: The Duke of Burgundy's castle at Santenay, now a large wine estate with glazed tile roofs. - [Château de la Crée](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-la-cree) (4 km away): A 19th-century wine manor in Santenay-le-Haut, above cellars from the time of Nicolas Rolin. ### Things to do - [Maison Chanzy](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/maison-chanzy-bouzeron) (1 km away): A Bouzeron estate founded in 1928, with the appellation's only monopole and a second cellar in Puligny-Montrachet. - [Domaine de la Folie](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-de-la-folie-chagny) (1 km away): A small Rully estate at Chagny, with the Clos Saint-Jacques monopole and a pioneer of cinema in its family tree. - [Maison André Delorme](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/maison-andre-delorme-rully) (2 km away): A Rully house founded in 1942 that helped create Crémant de Bourgogne, with vaulted cellars cut into the rock. - [Domaine Bader-Mimeur](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-bader-mimeur-chassagne-montrachet) (5 km away): A family estate that has farmed almost all the historic vines of the Château de Chassagne-Montrachet since 1919. ### Restaurants - [Maison Lameloise](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/maison-lameloise-chagny) (3 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) (5 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A starred couple's table in the heart of Montrachet country, with 600 wines to match - [Auprès du Clocher](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/aupres-du-clocher-pommard) (14 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Pommard's newly starred table, where the butcher's son cooks beside the church ### Events - **A Sunday in late April; the revived fête was held on 26 April 2026, from 10am to 6pm.** · [Bouzeron fête sa différence](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/bouzeron-fete-sa-difference): The only village in Burgundy devoted to aligoté throws open its cellars for a Sunday in spring. (Wine festival · Bouzeron) ### Guides about Bouzeron - [Burgundy’s grape varieties](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/burgundy-grape-varieties) - [Wine tour itineraries from Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/burgundy-wine-tour-itineraries) ## Questions about Bouzeron ### How far is Bouzeron from Beaune? Bouzeron is about 25 min from Beaune by road (20 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €90 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. ### What wines is Bouzeron known for? Bouzeron makes mostly white wines under these appellations: Bouzeron. ### Can you taste wine in Bouzeron? Yes. Many domaines in Bouzeron 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 Bouzeron? 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:bouzeron): Half-day wine tour from Beaune: €290 for the car, up to 4 guests ## Sources - - - --- Canonical page: