--- title: "Premeaux-Prissey: Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru Clos" description: "Walled premier cru clos such as Clos de la Maréchale and Clos Arlot, sold as Nuits-Saint-Georges, plus rare whites. A short stop, 19 min by private driver." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/premeaux-prissey lang: en updated: 2026-09-30 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/villages/premeaux-prissey.png --- # Premeaux-Prissey > Premeaux-Prissey: Two old villages joined in 1972, with walled premier cru clos and wines sold as Nuits-Saint-Georges. Premeaux-Prissey is a wine village (Côte de Nuits), 19 min by road (15 km) from Beaune. Red and white wines · Private driver from Beaune: €80 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. Premeaux-Prissey lies just south of Nuits-Saint-Georges, among the last villages of the Côte de Nuits before the Côte de Beaune. Its best vineyards belong to the Nuits-Saint-Georges appellation, and several are historic walled clos. The commune also makes Côte de Nuits-Villages. ## Key facts - Type: Wine village - Region: Côte de Nuits - Location: 12 km north-east of Beaune · Côte de Nuits - Coordinates: 47.1121, 4.9344 - 19 min from Beaune - Red and white wines - Appellations: Nuits-Saint-Georges, Côte de Nuits-Villages - Grapes: Pinot Noir, Chardonnay - From Beaune: ≈ 19 min · 15 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): 19 min by road (15 km), €80 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 The commune brings together two villages that stayed separate for centuries: Premeaux and Prissey were only united in 1972. Prissey's small Romanesque church of Saint-Martin dates from the 11th century and was reworked around the 13th. Inside is the tombstone of Charles de Saulx, lord of Prissey, who died in 1474. Premeaux's name may come from premières eaux, first waters, a nod to its many springs. Premeaux's wines were noticed early: in 1816 the wine writer André Jullien placed its Clos de Premeau in the first class. From the 16th century until the 1980s the village also quarried stone, including a pink stone prized for building, and old pink tombstones remain in the cemetery. Since 1936 its best vineyards have shared the Nuits-Saint-Georges appellation with the neighbouring town. ## The wines Premeaux's premiers crus sit mostly in a line of walled clos on the slope, such as Clos de la Maréchale, Clos Arlot and Clos des Forêts Saint-Georges. Hard, compact Comblanchien limestone forms the backbone of the slope, covered with scree and clay. The wines are Nuits-Saint-Georges in style, firm and structured Pinot Noir. Much of the appellation's rare white, from Chardonnay, grows here in Premeaux. **Well-known premiers crus**: Clos de la Maréchale, Clos Arlot, Clos des Forêts Saint-Georges, Les Didiers, Clos des Corvées, Clos Saint-Marc ## What to see ### Église Saint-Martin de Prissey This small Romanesque church from the 11th century sits below the village. Inside, look for the tombstone of Charles de Saulx, lord of Prissey, who died in 1474. ### The clos of Premeaux Several premier cru vineyards here are walled clos, such as Clos de la Maréchale, Clos Arlot and Clos Saint-Marc. Most are private, so admire their stone walls from the lanes. ### Wash house and Saint-Marcel church Near the church of Saint-Marcel-et-Saint-Marc, beside the main road, stands a wash house with an impluvium, an old system for collecting rainwater. ## Good to know Premeaux-Prissey makes a short stop of 20 to 30 minutes. Combine it with Nuits-Saint-Georges, just to the north, and with the Côte de Beaune villages to the south on the way back to Beaune. ## Did you know? Premeaux's growers celebrate Saint Marcel on 16 January rather than Saint Vincent, the usual patron of Burgundy's winemakers. The custom grew from a 19th-century mutual aid society of vineyard workers. ## Around Premeaux-Prissey What to combine with Premeaux-Prissey on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Nuits-Saint-Georges](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/nuits-saint-georges) (3 km away): The wine town that names the Côte de Nuits, with 41 premiers crus and a lively old centre. - [Vosne-Romanée](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/vosne-romanee) (5 km away): Six grands crus, including Romanée-Conti and La Tâche, in the village called the pearl of the Côte. - [Ladoix-Serrigny](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/ladoix-serrigny) (6 km away): The northern gateway to the Côte de Beaune, at the foot of the hill of Corton. ### Châteaux - [Château de Prémeaux](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-premeaux) (1 km away): A family wine estate in Premeaux, rebuilt with the stones of a vanished castle. - [Château de Quincey](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-quincey) (3 km away): A moated classical château at the end of a long avenue, just south-east of Nuits. - [Maison forte d’Agencourt](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/maison-forte-d-agencourt) (4 km away): A moated fortified house east of Nuits, rebuilt around 1650 and now a rural school. - [Château de la Berchère](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-la-berchere) (5 km away): A moated château between Nuits-Saint-Georges and the Saône plain, now a hotel. ### Things to do - [Le Cassissium](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/cassissium) (3 km away): A museum and working liqueur house devoted to Burgundy's blackcurrant, with a tasting to finish. - [Domaine Guy et Yvan Dufouleur](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-guy-et-yvan-dufouleur-nuits-saint-georges) (3 km away): A family of growers in Nuits-Saint-Georges since 1596, selling 28 of its wines at its cellar in the town centre. - [Nuits-Saint-Georges Belfry (Beffroi de Nuits-Saint-Georges)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/beffroi-de-nuits-saint-georges), 3 km away: The 17th-century belfry that has watched over the main square of Nuits-Saint-Georges for four centuries. ### Restaurants - [Le Charlemagne](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/le-charlemagne-pernand-vergelesses) (7 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) (12 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) (12 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Christophe Quéant's poised, product-first cooking in a Renaissance house on place Carnot ### Guides about Premeaux-Prissey - [Côte de Nuits vs Côte de Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/cote-de-nuits-vs-cote-de-beaune) ## Questions about Premeaux-Prissey ### How far is Premeaux-Prissey from Beaune? Premeaux-Prissey is about 19 min from Beaune by road (15 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €80 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. ### What wines is Premeaux-Prissey known for? Premeaux-Prissey makes mostly red wines under these appellations: Nuits-Saint-Georges, Côte de Nuits-Villages. Its best-known premiers crus include Clos de la Maréchale, Clos Arlot, Clos des Forêts Saint-Georges. ### Can you taste wine in Premeaux-Prissey? Yes. Many domaines in Premeaux-Prissey 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 Premeaux-Prissey? 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:premeaux): Half-day wine tour from Beaune: €290 for the car, up to 4 guests ## Sources - - - - - - --- Canonical page: