--- title: "Maranges, Burgundy: Red Wine Tasting Beyond Santenay" description: "Three villages, one appellation of bright, fruity reds with 7 premier crus, host of the 2026 Saint-Vincent tournante. Private driver from Beaune: 28 min." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/maranges lang: en updated: 2026-09-28 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/villages/maranges.png --- # Maranges > Maranges: Three villages on the last slopes of the Côte de Beaune, sharing one appellation for bright, fruity reds. Maranges is a wine village (Côte de Beaune), 28 min by road (22 km) from Beaune. Red and white wines · 7 premiers crus · Private driver from Beaune: €95 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. Maranges is the shared appellation of Cheilly-lès-Maranges, Dezize-lès-Maranges and Sampigny-lès-Maranges, three villages just beyond Santenay. They lie in Saône-et-Loire, yet their slopes belong to the Côte de Beaune. This is red-wine country, with seven premier cru climats and a relaxed, rural feel. ## Key facts - Type: Wine village - Region: Côte de Beaune - Location: 19 km south-west of Beaune · Côte de Beaune - Coordinates: 46.9108, 4.6567 - 28 min from Beaune - Red and white wines - 7 premiers crus - Appellations: Maranges - Grapes: Pinot Noir, Chardonnay - Name since: 1898 - From Beaune: ≈ 28 min · 22 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): 28 min by road (22 km), €95 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 Maranges wine long stayed in the shadow of more famous names. For generations much of it was sold in bulk to merchants, who valued its colour and tannin to strengthen their blends. The villages still took pride in their hillside. In 1898 Dezize and Cheilly were allowed to add lès-Maranges to their names, and Sampigny followed in 1899. Dezize had first asked in 1895, to avoid confusion with the town of Decize in the Nièvre. Each village later received its own appellation, but most of the wine was sold as Côte de Beaune-Villages. A decree of 23 May 1989 finally united the three under the single name Maranges, starting with the 1988 harvest. Seven climats are classified premier cru. Above Dezize rises the Mont de Sène, the hill of the Three Crosses, where the Romans built a temple to Mercury on the summit. ## The wines Vines face mostly south to southeast, between 240 and 400 metres. Cheilly has fairly light, stony soils, while Sampigny and Dezize share the brown limestone and limestone marls of southern Santenay. Red dominates: about 181 hectares of Pinot Noir against 19 of Chardonnay in 2022, per the Burgundy wine board. The reds are raspberry ruby, sometimes darker, and burst with fruit. The whites, a delicate gold, speak of hawthorn, acacia and honeysuckle. **Well-known premiers crus (7 premiers crus)**: La Fussière, Clos de la Fussière, Le Clos des Rois, Les Clos Roussots, Clos de la Boutière, Le Clos des Loyères ## What to see ### Dezize-lès-Maranges The highest of the three villages gathers around its medieval church of Saint-Martin and looks out over the vineyards. It is also the closest village to the Mont de Sène. ### Greenway to Nolay The former Santenay to Nolay railway, now a 13 km greenway, crosses the Maranges hillside. It makes an easy walk or bike ride through the vineyards. ### Montagne des Trois Croix The Mont de Sène, 521 metres high, straddles Dezize and Santenay. Its summit gives wide views over the Côte de Beaune, the Saône valley and the Morvan. ## Good to know Allow an hour or two. The Maranges pair naturally with Santenay next door, and together they make a relaxed end to a southern Côte de Beaune day. Walkers and cyclists will enjoy the greenway towards Nolay. ## Did you know? In January 2026 the three Maranges villages hosted the 82nd Saint-Vincent tournante, Burgundy's roving wine festival, 29 years after they first welcomed it in 1997. ## Around Maranges What to combine with Maranges on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [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. - [Bouzeron](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/bouzeron) (6 km away): A tiny village with a unique claim: the only village appellation for Aligoté. - [Saint-Aubin](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/saint-aubin) (6 km away): A valley village just over the hill from Montrachet, where most vineyards are classified premier cru. ### Châteaux - [Château de Mercey](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-mercey) (3 km away): An early 17th-century manor with square towers and a dovecote, above the Maranges vineyards. - [Château de la Crée](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-la-cree) (2 km away): A 19th-century wine manor in Santenay-le-Haut, above cellars from the time of Nicolas Rolin. - [Château de Santenay (Domaine du Château Philippe le Hardi)](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-philippe-le-hardi), 3 km away: The Duke of Burgundy's castle at Santenay, now a large wine estate with glazed tile roofs. - [Château de Chamilly](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-chamilly) (5 km away): A classical château in a green valley, cradle of the Bouton de Chamilly family and a wine estate. ### Things to do - [Mont de Sène (Hill of the Three Crosses), Mont de Sène (Montagne des Trois Croix)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/mont-de-sene-trois-croix), 1 km away: A 521-metre summit crowned by three crosses, looking over the vineyards of Santenay and the Maranges. - [Nolay and Its Medieval Market Hall (Nolay et ses halles médiévales)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/nolay-medieval-market-hall), 5 km away: A small medieval market town with a 14th-century hall roofed in heavy Burgundy stone slabs. - [Maison Chanzy](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/maison-chanzy-bouzeron) (6 km away): A Bouzeron estate founded in 1928, with the appellation's only monopole and a second cellar in Puligny-Montrachet. - [Domaine Bader-Mimeur](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-bader-mimeur-chassagne-montrachet) (7 km away): A family estate that has farmed almost all the historic vines of the Château de Chassagne-Montrachet since 1919. ### Restaurants - [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 - [Maison Lameloise](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/maison-lameloise-chagny) (7 km away · 3 MICHELIN stars): Burgundy's only three-star table, in a former coaching inn twenty minutes south of Beaune. ### Events - **A Saturday in mid-December, from morning to late evening** · [Marché de Noël de Nolay](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/marche-de-noel-de-nolay): A village Christmas market under Nolay's medieval hall, ending with a lantern procession. (Christmas · Nolay) - **Usually Easter weekend, Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 to 18:00** · [Du Côté des Maranges](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/du-cote-des-maranges): Open cellars in the Maranges, the southern tip of the Côte de Beaune, over Easter weekend. (Wine festival · Cheilly, Dezize and Sampigny-lès-Maranges) - **Four days in early July, Wednesday to Saturday; the 2026 festival ran from 1 to 4 July.** · [Jazz à Couches](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/jazz-a-couches): A village jazz festival under canvas, with international names, a free Off and a wine-tasting concert. (Music · Couches) - **The first weekend of August, Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 7pm; the 2026 Ronde was on 1 and 2 August.** · [La Ronde du Couchois](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/ronde-du-couchois): An open-cellar weekend hopping between the villages of the little-known Côtes du Couchois. (Wine festival · Couches) - **Usually the first weekend of August, Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 to 19:00** · [De Cep en Verre](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/de-cep-en-verre-nolay): A weekend of Hautes-Côtes wines, craftspeople and street performers in the old centre of Nolay. (Wine festival · Nolay) ### Guides about Maranges - [Beaune or Dijon: where to stay](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/beaune-or-dijon-where-to-stay) - [The Climats of Burgundy](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/climats-of-burgundy-unesco) - [Côte de Nuits vs Côte de Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/cote-de-nuits-vs-cote-de-beaune) ## Questions about Maranges ### How far is Maranges from Beaune? Maranges is about 28 min from Beaune by road (22 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €95 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. ### What wines is Maranges known for? Maranges makes mostly red wines under these appellations: Maranges. It has 7 premiers crus. Its best-known premiers crus include La Fussière, Clos de la Fussière, Le Clos des Rois. ### Can you taste wine in Maranges? Yes. Many domaines in Maranges 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 Maranges? 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:maranges): Half-day wine tour from Beaune: €290 for the car, up to 4 guests ## Sources - - - - - - --- Canonical page: