--- title: "Chambolle-Musigny Wine Tasting: Musigny and Amoureuses" description: "Silky, perfumed Pinot Noir from 24 premier crus led by Les Amoureuses, and the grand crus Musigny and Bonnes-Mares. Private driver from Beaune in 30 min." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/chambolle-musigny lang: en updated: 2026-09-29 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/villages/chambolle-musigny.png --- # Chambolle-Musigny > Chambolle-Musigny: a small village known for silky, perfumed reds, the grand cru Musigny and the prized Les Amoureuses. Chambolle-Musigny is a wine village (Côte de Nuits), 30 min by road (26 km) from Beaune. Red wine · 2 grands crus · Private driver from Beaune: €105 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. Chambolle-Musigny is a small village at the foot of a combe, surrounded by some of the most precious vineyard land in Burgundy. Its reds are often called the most feminine of the Côte de Nuits: fragrant, fine and silky. Two grands crus, Musigny and Bonnes-Mares, frame the village. ## Key facts - Type: Wine village - Region: Côte de Nuits - Location: 20 km north-east of Beaune · Côte de Nuits - Coordinates: 47.1858, 4.9526 - 30 min from Beaune - Red wine - 2 grands crus - Appellations: Chambolle-Musigny - Grapes: Pinot Noir - Premiers crus: 24 - Name since: 1878 - From Beaune: ≈ 30 min · 26 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): 30 min by road (26 km), €105 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 The village appears in records in the early 12th century and was long a dependency of the Abbey of Cîteaux. The Musigny vineyard takes its name from a family of Musigny who held important posts at the court of the Dukes of Burgundy in the 14th century. A court ruling defined its limits on 16 April 1929, before the AOC system, and it has always been regarded as a grand cru. In 1878 Chambolle added the name of its most famous vineyard, Musigny, to its own. The appellation came in September 1936, among the very first in France. In 1938 Chambolle hosted the first Saint-Vincent Tournante, the winegrowers' festival that moves to a different village each January. It returned in 2024, shared with Morey-Saint-Denis, and drew around 80,000 visitors over two days. ## The wines Chambolle-Musigny village wine is red only, from Pinot Noir. The slope faces east at 250 to 300 metres, with thin soils over hard limestone; fissures in the rock let the roots go deep. The wines are bright ruby, with violet, strawberry and raspberry, turning to spice, truffle and forest floor with age. Silky tannins are the village signature. The appellation has 24 premiers crus, led by Les Amoureuses. **All the grands crus (2)**: Musigny, Bonnes-Mares **Well-known premiers crus (24 premiers crus)**: Les Amoureuses, Les Charmes, Les Cras, Les Fuées, Les Sentiers, La Combe d'Orveau ## What to see ### Église Sainte-Barbe Built in the early 16th century, the church has a choir painted with murals of the same period, protected as a historic monument. Look for the sundial of 1855 on the outside. ### The Sully lime tree Near the church stands a lime tree said to date from the reign of Henri IV, more than 400 years ago. A sign at its foot gives its girth as 8.70 metres. ### Les Amoureuses and Musigny Between the village and the Château du Clos de Vougeot lie the premier cru Les Amoureuses and the grand cru Musigny, just above the Clos. A short walk takes you through both. ## Good to know Allow about an hour. See the church and the old lime tree, then walk down through the vines towards the Château du Clos de Vougeot. Chambolle combines well with Morey-Saint-Denis and Vougeot. ## Did you know? Musigny is the only grand cru of the Côte de Nuits allowed to make white wine as well as red. The white comes from just 0.66 hectares of Chardonnay. ## Around Chambolle-Musigny What to combine with Chambolle-Musigny on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Vougeot](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/vougeot) (1 km away): Home of the Clos de Vougeot, the Cistercian vineyard and château at the heart of Burgundy's wine story. - [Morey-Saint-Denis](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/morey-saint-denis) (1 km away): A village of walled clos, with five grands crus between Gevrey-Chambertin and Chambolle-Musigny. - [Vosne-Romanée](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/vosne-romanee) (3 km away): Six grands crus, including Romanée-Conti and La Tâche, in the village called the pearl of the Côte. ### Châteaux - [Château du Clos de Vougeot](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-du-clos-de-vougeot) (1 km away): The Cistercian wine estate that became the symbol of Burgundy wine. - [Château de la Tour](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-la-tour) (1 km away): The only estate that makes its wine inside the walls of the Clos de Vougeot. - [Château d’Entre-Deux-Monts](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-d-entre-deux-monts) (3 km away): A 17th-century country house in the hills above Nuits, with moats, a park and truffles. ### Things to do - [Boursot Père & Fils](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/boursot-pere-et-fils-chambolle-musigny) (1 km away): A Chambolle-Musigny family of winegrowers since 1550, whose grandfather opened the village's first tasting cellar. - [Route des Grands Crus](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/route-des-grands-crus) (1 km away): Burgundy's historic wine road, about 60 kilometres of vineyards and villages from Dijon to Santenay. - [La Grande Cave de Vougeot](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/la-grande-cave-de-vougeot) (1 km away): A wine shop over 17th-century vaulted cellars at the foot of the Clos de Vougeot, with tastings from all over Burgundy. - [Romanée-Conti Vineyard (Vigne de la Romanée-Conti)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/romanee-conti-vineyard), 3 km away: A vineyard of about 1.8 hectares, marked by a stone cross and famous all over the world. ### Restaurants - [La Table d’Hôte, La Rôtisserie du Chambertin](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/la-table-d-hote-rotisserie-du-chambertin-gevrey) (4 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A starred tasting table in an eighteenth-century house in the heart of Gevrey-Chambertin - [Le Charlemagne](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/le-charlemagne-pernand-vergelesses) (14 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Burgundy with a Japanese accent, facing the hill of Corton-Charlemagne ### Events - **Usually a Sunday in mid May.** · [Balade gourmande des Bonnes-Mares aux Musigny](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/balade-gourmande-bonnes-mares-musigny): An eight-kilometre gourmet walk between two of Chambolle-Musigny's grands crus. (Food & markets · Chambolle-Musigny) ### Guides about Chambolle-Musigny - [Beaune or Dijon: where to stay](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/beaune-or-dijon-where-to-stay) - [The grand crus of Burgundy](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/burgundy-grand-crus) - [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) - [Burgundy wineries without a car](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/burgundy-wineries-without-a-car) ## Questions about Chambolle-Musigny ### How far is Chambolle-Musigny from Beaune? Chambolle-Musigny is about 30 min from Beaune by road (26 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €105 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. ### What wines is Chambolle-Musigny known for? Chambolle-Musigny makes mostly red wines under these appellations: Chambolle-Musigny. Its grands crus: Musigny, Bonnes-Mares. It has 24 premiers crus. Its best-known premiers crus include Les Amoureuses, Les Charmes, Les Cras. ### Can you taste wine in Chambolle-Musigny? Yes. Many domaines in Chambolle-Musigny 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 Chambolle-Musigny? 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:chambolle): Half-day wine tour from Beaune: €290 for the car, up to 4 guests ## Sources - - - - - - - - - --- Canonical page: