--- title: "Pommard Wine Tasting: Red Burgundy Premier Crus" description: "Only red Pinot Noir, with 28 premier crus such as Les Rugiens and Les Épenots, in the first village south of Beaune. Tastings 8 min away by private driver." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/pommard lang: en updated: 2026-09-28 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/villages/pommard.png --- # Pommard > Pommard: a red-wine village between Beaune and Volnay, known for deep, firm Pinot Noir. Pommard is a wine village (Côte de Beaune), 8 min by road (5 km) from Beaune. Red wine · 28 premiers crus · Private driver from Beaune: €60 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. Pommard is the first village on the Route des Grands Crus as you head south from Beaune towards Santenay. It makes only red wine, from Pinot Noir, and its name has stood for classic red Burgundy for centuries. The village gathers around a church with a tall square bell tower. ## Key facts - Type: Wine village - Region: Côte de Beaune - Location: 4 km south-west of Beaune · Côte de Beaune - Coordinates: 47.0092, 4.7950 - 8 min from Beaune - Red wine - 28 premiers crus - Appellations: Pommard - Grapes: Pinot Noir - From Beaune: ≈ 8 min · 5 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): 8 min by road (5 km), €60 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 In the Middle Ages Pommard was already called the flower of the wines of the Beaune country. Its land belonged to the Dukes of Burgundy, to religious houses such as the abbey of Cîteaux, and to old families like the Marey-Monge. The wine became so celebrated in the 19th century that it gained an image of a powerful, masculine red, a portrait that the wines themselves often soften. The village church was rebuilt between 1754 and 1757, replacing a 14th-century building demolished in 1753. Its first bell tower, badly built, was taken down, and in 1778 the engineer Émiland Gauthey raised the present square tower against the apse. Today Pommard is a stop on the Voie des Vignes, the cycle route that runs through the vineyards from Beaune to Santenay. ## The wines Pommard has 28 premier crus, the best known being Les Rugiens and Les Épenots. Ancient alluvium lies at the foot of the slope. Mid-slope clay-limestone soils drain well through rocky debris, and higher up come Oxfordian marls, sometimes reddened by iron oxide. Vines face east and south between 250 and 330 metres. The wine is always red Pinot Noir: deep ruby, with blackberry, cherry and plum, firm tannins, and notes of leather and chocolate with age. **Well-known premiers crus (28 premiers crus)**: Les Rugiens Bas, Les Rugiens Hauts, Les Grands Épenots, Les Petits Épenots, Clos de la Commaraine, Les Pézerolles ## What to see ### The church and its bell tower Rebuilt in the 1750s, the village church has a tall square tower added in 1778 by the engineer Émiland Gauthey. It stands at the centre of the village. ### La Voie des Vignes This cycle route between Beaune and Santenay runs through Pommard on small vineyard lanes. It is an easy way to see the village and its neighbours at a gentle pace. ### The Balade Papillon The local walking circuit starts from the church and covers about 11 kilometres in three hours, through vineyards and along woodland paths with wide views. ## Good to know Pommard deserves 45 minutes to an hour. It sits between Beaune and Volnay, so it combines naturally with Volnay and Monthélie on a half-day south of town. Walkers can follow the vineyard lanes on to Volnay. ## Did you know? Pommard and Beaune received their appellations on the same day, 11 September 1936. According to the Burgundy wine board, Pommard was among the very first appellations to be recognised. ## Around Pommard What to combine with Pommard on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Volnay](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/volnay) (1 km away): A hillside village high above the vines, loved for the finesse of its red wines. - [Monthélie](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/monthelie) (3 km away): A small hillside village between Volnay and Meursault, once compared to a village in Tuscany. - [Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/beaune) (4 km away): The wine capital of Burgundy, with the Hôtel-Dieu, old ramparts and cellars beneath its streets. ### Châteaux - [Château de la Commaraine](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-la-commaraine) (1 km away): A towered château in the heart of Pommard, set in its own walled Premier Cru vineyard. - [Château de Pommard](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-pommard) (1 km away): A Régence château of 1726 and a 20-hectare walled vineyard at the entrance to Pommard. - [Château de Monthelie](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-monthelie) (3 km away): An 18th-century château with a glazed tile roof, home of the Suremain family's wine estate. - [Château de Cîteaux](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-citeaux) (4 km away): A 19th-century château in Meursault, built over the cellars of the monks of Cîteaux. - [Château de Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-beaune) (4 km away): Louis XI's fortress in the Beaune ramparts, now home to the Bouchard Père & Fils wine house. ### Things to do - [Domaine Michel Lahaye](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-michel-lahaye-pommard) (1 km away): A family estate on Pommard's church square, with a tasting room in its old stable and a log fire in winter. - [Domaine Lejeune](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-lejeune-pommard) (1 km away): A Pommard estate held by the same family since 1783, now farmed organically by a new generation. - [Domaine Guillaume Baduel](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-guillaume-baduel-pommard) (1 km away): A young Pommard domaine run by the sixth generation of a wine family, where some vines are still ploughed by horse. - [Domaine Michel Rebourgeon](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-michel-rebourgeon-pommard) (1 km away): A small family estate in Pommard, with premier cru vines ploughed by horse and a tasting cellar open every day. - [Domaine Christophe Vaudoisey](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-christophe-vaudoisey-volnay) (1 km away): A Volnay family estate since 1804, now in its ninth generation, receiving visitors by appointment in the village. - [Nuiton-Beaunoy – Cave des Hautes-Côtes](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/nuiton-beaunoy-cave-des-hautes-cotes-beaune) (2 km away): The growers' co-operative of the Hautes-Côtes, with a free tasting room overlooking the vines on the edge of Beaune. - [Le Caveau de Meursault – Moillard](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/caveau-moillard-meursault) (3 km away): A modern tasting space at the entrance to Meursault, run by the Moillard wine house. ### Restaurants - [Auprès du Clocher](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/aupres-du-clocher-pommard) (1 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Pommard's newly starred table, where the butcher's son cooks beside the church - [Le Carmin](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/le-carmin-beaune) (4 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Christophe Quéant's poised, product-first cooking in a Renaissance house on place Carnot - [Clos du Cèdre](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/clos-du-cedre-beaune) (4 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 - [Table de Levernois](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/table-de-levernois) (7 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A Relais & Châteaux country house outside Beaune, with its own kitchen garden and 1,800 wines ### Events - **Mid-February, on a Sunday** · [Trail de Pommard](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/trail-de-pommard): A winter trail race on gravel tracks and paths through the vineyards of Pommard. (Sport · Pommard) - **Every two years, in odd-numbered years, over a weekend in mid to late July** · [Les Festives de Meloisey](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/festives-de-meloisey): Every other July, a Hautes-Côtes village becomes a festival of wine bars, crafts and French song. (Wine festival · Meloisey) ### Guides about Pommard - [Beaune in one day](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/beaune-in-one-day) - [Beaune or Dijon: where to stay](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/beaune-or-dijon-where-to-stay) - [Burgundy day trip from Paris](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/burgundy-day-trip-from-paris) - [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) ## Questions about Pommard ### How far is Pommard from Beaune? Pommard is about 8 min from Beaune by road (5 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €60 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. ### What wines is Pommard known for? Pommard makes mostly red wines under these appellations: Pommard. It has 28 premiers crus. Its best-known premiers crus include Les Rugiens Bas, Les Rugiens Hauts, Les Grands Épenots. ### Can you taste wine in Pommard? Yes. Many domaines in Pommard 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 Pommard? 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:pommard): Half-day wine tour from Beaune: €290 for the car, up to 4 guests ## Sources - - - - - - --- Canonical page: