--- title: "Flagey-Échezeaux: Échezeaux and Grands-Échezeaux" description: "Home of the grand crus Échezeaux and Grands-Échezeaux, while its village wines are sold as Vosne-Romanée. 27 min from Beaune by private driver." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/flagey-echezeaux lang: en updated: 2026-09-29 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/villages/flagey-echezeaux.png --- # Flagey-Échezeaux > Flagey-Échezeaux: a village of vines and fields on the plain, with two grands crus climbing the slope above. Flagey-Échezeaux is a wine village (Côte de Nuits), 27 min by road (25 km) from Beaune. Red wine · 2 grands crus · Private driver from Beaune: €100 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. Flagey-Échezeaux lies on the flat land east of the wine road, between Vougeot and Vosne-Romanée. The village is surrounded by fields, but its vineyards climb the slope to two grands crus, Échezeaux and Grands-Échezeaux. There is no Flagey appellation: its village and premier cru wines are sold as Vosne-Romanée. ## Key facts - Type: Wine village - Region: Côte de Nuits - Location: 19 km north-east of Beaune · Côte de Nuits - Coordinates: 47.1654, 4.9798 - 27 min from Beaune - Red wine - 2 grands crus - Appellations: Vosne-Romanée - Grapes: Pinot Noir - Name since: 1886 - From Beaune: ≈ 27 min · 25 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): 27 min by road (25 km), €100 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 For centuries Flagey was a hamlet of neighbouring Gilly, and much of the commune lies on the plain, crossed by the little river Vouge. Its finest vineyards were shaped by the monks of Cîteaux, who founded Grands-Échezeaux and Échezeaux in the 12th and 13th centuries, right beside their Clos de Vougeot. A wall still separates the grands crus from the Clos. In 1886 a decree allowed the village, then known as Flagey-lès-Gilly, to take the name of its most famous climat and become Flagey-Échezeaux. The two grands crus were recognised on 31 July 1937. Grands-Échezeaux, about 9 hectares, lies close to the upper Clos de Vougeot. Échezeaux, about 36 hectares, is larger and more varied, running across the slope from 230 to about 300 metres. ## The wines Flagey's grand cru and Vosne-Romanée wines are all red, from Pinot Noir. Grands-Échezeaux sits on fairly uniform clay-limestone soils over hard limestone, on a gentle slope. Échezeaux is a mosaic of marls, scree and red silts, with deeper soils in its upper part. The wines are dark ruby, with rose, violet and fresh cherry when young, moving to musk, leather and mushroom with age. Village and premier cru wines from Flagey are labelled Vosne-Romanée. **All the grands crus (2)**: Échezeaux, Grands-Échezeaux **Well-known premiers crus**: Les Beaux Monts, Les Rouges, En Orveaux ## What to see ### Échezeaux and Grands-Échezeaux Walk up from the wall of the Clos de Vougeot into the two grands crus, which stretch up the slope between Vougeot and Vosne-Romanée. Stay on the lanes and respect the vines. ### Cîteaux Abbey The Cistercians who created Échezeaux came from here. Founded in 1098 and still home to monks, the abbey is about 15 minutes' drive east across the plain. Its shop sells the monks' cheese. ## Good to know Allow about 30 minutes. See the grands crus on foot from the Clos de Vougeot, then continue to Vosne-Romanée. Add Cîteaux Abbey if you would like a quiet hour away from the wine road. ## Did you know? The name Échezeaux comes from an old word for a group of houses. The grand cru probably takes its name from a small hamlet that once stood on the slope. ## Around Flagey-Échezeaux What to combine with Flagey-Échezeaux on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Vougeot](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/vougeot) (2 km away): Home of the Clos de Vougeot, the Cistercian vineyard and château at the heart of Burgundy's wine story. - [Vosne-Romanée](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/vosne-romanee) (2 km away): Six grands crus, including Romanée-Conti and La Tâche, in the village called the pearl of the Côte. - [Chambolle-Musigny](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/chambolle-musigny) (3 km away): A small village known for silky, perfumed reds, the grand cru Musigny and the prized Les Amoureuses. ### Châteaux - [Château de Gilly](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-gilly) (1 km away): The former country residence of the abbots of Cîteaux, now a five-star hotel near Vougeot. - [Château de la Tour](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-la-tour) (2 km away): The only estate that makes its wine inside the walls of the Clos de Vougeot. - [Château de Vosne-Romanée](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-vosne-romanee) (2 km away): The family seat of the Comtes Liger-Belair, owners of the grand cru La Romanée. ### Things to do - [La Grande Cave de Vougeot](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/la-grande-cave-de-vougeot) (2 km away): A wine shop over 17th-century vaulted cellars at the foot of the Clos de Vougeot, with tastings from all over Burgundy. - [Route des Grands Crus](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/route-des-grands-crus) (2 km away): Burgundy's historic wine road, about 60 kilometres of vineyards and villages from Dijon to Santenay. - [Domaine Armelle et Bernard Rion](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-armelle-et-bernard-rion-vosne-romanee) (2 km away): A Vosne-Romanée family domaine since 1896, where tastings pair the wines with Burgundy truffles. ### Restaurants - [La Table d’Hôte, La Rôtisserie du Chambertin](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/la-table-d-hote-rotisserie-du-chambertin-gevrey) (7 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 ### Guides about Flagey-Échezeaux - [The grand crus of Burgundy](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/burgundy-grand-crus) - [Burgundy wine classification](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/burgundy-wine-classification) - [Côte de Nuits vs Côte de Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/cote-de-nuits-vs-cote-de-beaune) ## Questions about Flagey-Échezeaux ### How far is Flagey-Échezeaux from Beaune? Flagey-Échezeaux is about 27 min from Beaune by road (25 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €100 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. ### What wines is Flagey-Échezeaux known for? Flagey-Échezeaux makes mostly red wines under these appellations: Vosne-Romanée. Its grands crus: Échezeaux, Grands-Échezeaux. Its best-known premiers crus include Les Beaux Monts, Les Rouges, En Orveaux. ### Can you taste wine in Flagey-Échezeaux? Yes. Many domaines in Flagey-Échezeaux 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 Flagey-Échezeaux? 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:flagey): Half-day wine tour from Beaune: €290 for the car, up to 4 guests ## Sources - - - - - - --- Canonical page: