--- title: "Pernand-Vergelesses: Wine Tasting and Corton Views" description: "Steep lanes behind the hill of Corton, red and white in almost equal measure, 3 grand crus and 8 premier crus. 11 min from Beaune by private driver." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/pernand-vergelesses lang: en updated: 2026-09-28 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/villages/pernand-vergelesses.png --- # Pernand-Vergelesses > Pernand-Vergelesses: a steep village of winding lanes, with one of the finest views on the Côte de Beaune. Pernand-Vergelesses is a wine village (Côte de Beaune), 11 min by road (7 km) from Beaune. Red and white wines · 3 grands crus · Private driver from Beaune: €65 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. Pernand-Vergelesses lies behind the hill of Corton, where two small valleys meet. Its steep streets climb towards an oratory with a wide view over the village and its vines. The village makes red and white wines in almost equal measure, and shares three grand crus with its neighbours. ## Key facts - Type: Wine village - Region: Côte de Beaune - Location: 6 km north of Beaune · Côte de Beaune - Coordinates: 47.0797, 4.8517 - 11 min from Beaune - Red and white wines - 3 grands crus - Appellations: Pernand-Vergelesses - Grapes: Pinot Noir, Chardonnay - Premiers crus: 8 - Name since: 1922 - From Beaune: ≈ 11 min · 7 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): 11 min by road (7 km), €65 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 Pernand has a long wine history. Charlemagne owned vines on the hill of Corton, and the climat En Charlemagne, in Pernand, still carries his name. The church of Saint-Germain dates from the late 12th century; its spire, covered in glazed tiles, was finished in 1859. In 1922 the village added the name of its well-known Vergelesses vineyard and became Pernand-Vergelesses. In 1925 the theatre director Jacques Copeau, founder of the Vieux-Colombier theatre in Paris, settled in Pernand with his company. His troupe, nicknamed les Copiaus, trained actors in a village setting and became one of the first efforts to take serious drama out of Paris. Copeau, who lived from 1879 to 1949, spent many years here. His former house is a listed historic monument and carries the national Maisons des Illustres label. ## The wines Pernand-Vergelesses has eight premier cru climats. Most vines face east or south, between 250 and 300 metres. Clay-limestone soils with flinty stones lie at the foot, stony limestone at mid-slope suits Pinot Noir, and brown or yellowish marls higher up are planted with Chardonnay. Reds are dark ruby, with strawberry, raspberry and violet, then undergrowth and spice. Whites show hawthorn and acacia, turning to honey and spice with age. **All the grands crus (3)**: Corton, Corton-Charlemagne, Charlemagne **Well-known premiers crus (8 premiers crus)**: Île des Vergelesses, Sous Frétille, Les Fichots, En Caradeux, Clos Berthet, Creux de la Net ## What to see ### Oratoire Notre-Dame de Bonne-Espérance A small oratory built in 1854 on the heights above the village, between woods and vines. Blessed in 1855, it shelters a Virgin and Child and overlooks Pernand and its vineyards. ### Église Saint-Germain A late 12th-century church at the heart of the village. Its spire, covered in Burgundian glazed tiles, was completed in 1859 to match the roofs around it. ### Walk up the hill of Corton A popular walking route climbs from Pernand past the Virgin of Sous Frétille to the top of the hill of Corton, with views over Pernand and Aloxe-Corton. ### The cabottes trail A signposted trail leads to the dry-stone huts where winegrowers once sheltered. Pernand has both round huts with stone vaults and square ones roofed with flat stones. ## Good to know Allow an hour, more if you walk up to the oratory. The lanes are steep, so wear good shoes. Pernand pairs well with Aloxe-Corton and Savigny-lès-Beaune on a half-day loop north of Beaune. ## Did you know? Houses that once lodged members of Jacques Copeau's theatre troupe are marked with a ceramic medallion showing two doves. Look out for them as you walk through the village. ## Around Pernand-Vergelesses What to combine with Pernand-Vergelesses on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Aloxe-Corton](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/aloxe-corton) (2 km away): A small village under the hill of Corton, where Charlemagne once gave away his vines. - [Ladoix-Serrigny](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/ladoix-serrigny) (3 km away): The northern gateway to the Côte de Beaune, at the foot of the hill of Corton. - [Savigny-lès-Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/savigny-les-beaune) (3 km away): A true wine village in the Rhoin valley, known for the sayings carved on its houses. ### Châteaux - [Château de Changey](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-changey) (3 km away): An 18th-century château above Pernand, with a remarkable park watered entirely by gravity. - [Château Corton Grancey](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-corton-grancey) (2 km away): An elegant 1749 château and a historic gravity winery, the home estate of Louis Latour. - [Château Corton C](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-corton-c) (2 km away): A diamond-patterned glazed tile roof, rebuilt around 1900 at the foot of the Corton hill. - [Château de Corton](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-corton) (2 km away): The third château of Aloxe-Corton, a brick and stone house built by Charles Suisse. ### Things to do - [Domaine Henri de Villamont](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-henri-de-villamont-savigny-les-beaune) (3 km away): A Savigny-lès-Beaune wine house in striking 19th-century brick buildings, above 2,500 square metres of vaulted cellars. - [Domaine d’Ardhuy](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-d-ardhuy-clos-des-langres-corgoloin) (4 km away): A family estate around an 18th-century manor in the Clos des Langres, where the Côte de Nuits meets the Côte de Beaune. - [Maison Louis Jadot](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/maison-louis-jadot-beaune) (5 km away): A Beaune wine house founded in 1859, known for its Bacchus label, with a shop and visits at its winery. ### Restaurants - [Le Charlemagne](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/le-charlemagne-pernand-vergelesses) (1 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Burgundy with a Japanese accent, facing the hill of Corton-Charlemagne - [Clos du Cèdre](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/clos-du-cedre-beaune) (6 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A winemaker's mansion by Beaune's ramparts, with a starred kitchen and a cellar of over 1,000 wines - [Le Carmin](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/le-carmin-beaune) (6 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Christophe Quéant's poised, product-first cooking in a Renaissance house on place Carnot - [Auprès du Clocher](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/aupres-du-clocher-pommard) (9 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Pommard's newly starred table, where the butcher's son cooks beside the church ### Events - **Several evenings between late June and mid-July** · [Le Parcours des Tréteaux](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/parcours-des-treteaux-pernand-vergelesses): A theatrical tasting walk through Pernand-Vergelesses, with six food and wine stops. (Culture · Pernand-Vergelesses) ### Guides about Pernand-Vergelesses - [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) - [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) - [Tasting on a Sunday or a Monday](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/wine-tasting-burgundy-sunday-monday) ## Questions about Pernand-Vergelesses ### How far is Pernand-Vergelesses from Beaune? Pernand-Vergelesses is about 11 min from Beaune by road (7 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €65 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. ### What wines is Pernand-Vergelesses known for? Pernand-Vergelesses makes mostly red wines under these appellations: Pernand-Vergelesses. Its grands crus: Corton, Corton-Charlemagne, Charlemagne. It has 8 premiers crus. Its best-known premiers crus include Île des Vergelesses, Sous Frétille, Les Fichots. ### Can you taste wine in Pernand-Vergelesses? Yes. Many domaines in Pernand-Vergelesses 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 Pernand-Vergelesses? 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:pernand): Half-day wine tour from Beaune: €290 for the car, up to 4 guests ## Sources - - - - - - - - - - --- Canonical page: