--- title: "Marsannay-la-Côte: Rosé, Red and White Wine Tasting" description: "Burgundy's only village appellation for red, white and rosé, at the gates of Dijon. Taste all three, 35 min from Beaune by private driver." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/marsannay-la-cote lang: en updated: 2026-09-29 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/villages/marsannay-la-cote.png --- # Marsannay-la-Côte > Marsannay-la-Côte: Gateway to the Côte de Nuits and Burgundy's only village appellation making red, white and rosé. Marsannay-la-Côte is a wine village (Côte de Nuits), 35 min by road (40 km) from Beaune. Red and white wines · Private driver from Beaune: €135 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. Marsannay-la-Côte lies at the gates of Dijon, where the Côte de Nuits begins. Its appellation, Marsannay, also covers vines in Chenôve and Couchey. It is the one village appellation in Burgundy allowed to make red, white and rosé, and a good first stop for a relaxed tasting close to the city. ## Key facts - Type: Wine village - Region: Côte de Nuits - Location: 30 km north of Beaune · Côte de Nuits - Coordinates: 47.2700, 4.9883 - 35 min from Beaune - Red and white wines - Appellations: Marsannay, Marsannay rosé - Grapes: Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc - From Beaune: ≈ 35 min · 40 km - €560 for a [full-day wine tour](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/full-day) from Beaune, up to 4 guests ## Getting there - [Private driver from Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver): 35 min by road (40 km), €135 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 Vines have grown here since at least the seventh century. The Abbey of Bèze, the bishops of Autun and the Dukes of Burgundy all held vineyards, and the wines reached the tables of Louis XIV and Louis XVI. Around the year 900 a chapel was founded here for the relics of Saint Urbain; it later became a small monastery. Its 13th-century round dovecote still stands, on private land. Until the 19th century, some of Marsannay's climats enjoyed a rank similar to today's grands crus. The modern appellation came late: Marsannay became a village AOC on 19 May 1987. Growers have worked for more than twenty years towards premier cru status. In 2026 a plan to classify 14 climats as premiers crus went to public consultation, a key step in the official INAO process. ## The wines The vines run from 255 to 390 metres on a wide mix of Middle Jurassic soils: layered scree, crinoidal limestone, marls and old river gravels. Reds are Pinot Noir with cherry, strawberry and blackcurrant fruit. Whites come from Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc, with citrus and white flowers. The rosé, made by direct pressing of Pinot Noir, is fresh and fruity. Reds and whites are enjoyable young but gain depth with age. ## What to see ### Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption Rebuilt in the 1830s in a neoclassical style, the village church has a choir mural painted in 1942 and 1943. Among its figures you can spot a winegrower, a soldier and a nun. ### Chemin des Grands Crus This long-distance footpath runs about 87 km from Les Marcs d'Or in Dijon to Santenay, past vineyards, stone huts and village wash houses. Walk a short stretch near Marsannay to stretch your legs. ## Good to know Marsannay lies just outside Dijon, so it pairs well with a morning in the city. Allow about an hour, taste all three colours, then continue south to Fixin and Gevrey-Chambertin. ## Did you know? In the summer of 1443 knights fought near Marsannay for six weeks in a tournament called the Pas de l'Arbre de Charlemagne, with Duke Philip the Good presiding as judge. ## Around Marsannay-la-Côte What to combine with Marsannay-la-Côte on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Fixin](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/fixin) (3 km away): A quiet wine village with Napoleon in the woods, a Romanesque church in the vines and firm reds. - [Gevrey-Chambertin](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/gevrey-chambertin) (5 km away): Nine grands crus, more than any other Burgundy village, led by Chambertin and Chambertin-Clos de Bèze. - [Dijon](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/dijon) (7 km away): Burgundy's historic capital, city of the Valois dukes and northern gateway to the Route des Grands Crus. ### Châteaux - [Château de Marsannay](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-marsannay) (1 km away): A modern wine château at the northern gateway to the Côte de Nuits. - [Château de Couchey](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-couchey) (1 km away): A medieval fortified house that grew into a château at the western edge of Couchey. - [Manoir de la Perrière](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/manoir-de-la-perriere) (3 km away): A Cistercian manor above Fixin, with one of the oldest wine presses in Burgundy. - [Château de Brochon](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-brochon) (4 km away): A Loire-style château built by the poet who gave the Côte d'Azur its name. - [Château de Gevrey-Chambertin](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-gevrey-chambertin) (5 km away): A 13th-century fortress built by the abbots of Cluny above the old village of Gevrey. ### Things to do - [Domaine du Clos Saint-Louis](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-du-clos-saint-louis-fixin) (3 km away): A five-generation family domaine in Fixin, with a vine-to-cellar visit and a tasting in a vaulted cellar. - [Saint-Antoine Church, Fixey (Église Saint-Antoine de Fixey)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/eglise-saint-antoine-de-fixey), 3 km away: A small Romanesque church above the vines of Fixin, with a stone roof and a glazed-tile bell tower. - [Wine Presses of the Dukes of Burgundy (Pressoirs des ducs de Bourgogne)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/pressoirs-des-ducs-chenove), 3 km away: Two giant 15th-century wine presses of the dukes of Burgundy, in the old village of Chenôve. ### Restaurants - [La Table d’Hôte, La Rôtisserie du Chambertin](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/la-table-d-hote-rotisserie-du-chambertin-gevrey) (5 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A starred tasting table in an eighteenth-century house in the heart of Gevrey-Chambertin - [Origine](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/origine-dijon) (7 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A Lameloise-trained Japanese chef cooking Burgundy's seasons on place Wilson - [William Frachot](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/william-frachot-dijon) (7 km away · 2 MICHELIN stars): Dijon's two-star table, reinventing Burgundy's classics inside the Hostellerie du Chapeau Rouge ### Events - **Usually a weekend in early March.** · [Journées Gourmandes de Marsannay-la-Côte](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/journees-gourmandes-marsannay): A long-running spring food fair at the northern gate of the Route des Grands Crus. (Food & markets · Marsannay-la-Côte) - **Usually a Sunday in early June.** · [La Patarate Gourmande](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/patarate-gourmande-marsannay): A six-kilometre walk through the Marsannay vineyard with a meal served in five stops. (Food & markets · Marsannay-la-Côte) ### Guides about Marsannay-la-Côte - [Beaune or Dijon: where to stay](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/beaune-or-dijon-where-to-stay) - [Burgundy wine classification](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/burgundy-wine-classification) - [Wine tour itineraries from Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/burgundy-wine-tour-itineraries) - [Côte de Nuits vs Côte de Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/cote-de-nuits-vs-cote-de-beaune) ## Questions about Marsannay-la-Côte ### How far is Marsannay-la-Côte from Beaune? Marsannay-la-Côte is about 35 min from Beaune by road (40 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €135 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. ### What wines is Marsannay-la-Côte known for? Marsannay-la-Côte makes mostly red wines under these appellations: Marsannay, Marsannay rosé. ### Can you taste wine in Marsannay-la-Côte? Yes. Many domaines in Marsannay-la-Côte 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 Marsannay-la-Côte? 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. → [Full-day wine tour, €560](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/full-day) ## Book - [Book a driver here](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=wine-tour&option=full&place=village:marsannay): Full-day wine tour from Beaune: €560 for the car, up to 4 guests ## Sources - - - - - - --- Canonical page: