--- title: "Rully: Wine Tasting, Crémant and Château de Rully" description: "Two thirds white, 23 premier crus, a historic centre of Crémant de Bourgogne and a château in one family since the 12th century. 25 min by private driver." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/rully lang: en updated: 2026-10-02 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/villages/rully.png --- # Rully > Rully: Crisp whites, supple reds and a cradle of Burgundy's sparkling wine, below a medieval château. Rully is a wine village (Côte Chalonnaise), 25 min by road (20 km) from Beaune. Red and white wines · 23 premiers crus · Private driver from Beaune: €90 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. Rully lies at the northern end of the Côte Chalonnaise, about 25 minutes south of Beaune. About two-thirds of its wine is white, the rest red. The village is also a historic centre of Crémant de Bourgogne, and its fortified château has passed down one family line since the 12th century. ## Key facts - Type: Wine village - Region: Côte Chalonnaise - Location: 18 km south-west of Beaune · Côte Chalonnaise - Coordinates: 46.8749, 4.7407 - 25 min from Beaune - Red and white wines - 23 premiers crus - Appellations: Rully - Grapes: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir - From Beaune: ≈ 25 min · 20 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): 25 min by road (20 km), €90 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 great square keep of the Château de Rully was raised at the end of the 12th century, and Hugues de Rully held the castle in 1194. In the 14th century it became a stone enclosure with three round towers, and in the 15th a lordly residence. Through marriages it passed from the Rully family to the Saint-Léger, Montessus and Ternay families, whose descendant still owns it. Its 18th-century outbuildings carry the largest group of stone roofs in Burgundy. Rully played a founding role in Burgundy's sparkling wine. In 1822 Fortuné Joseph Petiot-Groffier, who owned vines here, hired François Basile Hubert, an 18-year-old from Champagne. By 1826 the wine was on sale, and in 1830 Hubert founded Rully's first house devoted to sparkling wine. The still wines gained their appellation in 1939, and Crémant de Bourgogne became an appellation in 1975. ## The wines Rully makes red and white wines under its own name, with 23 premiers crus, 21 in Rully and two in neighbouring Chagny. Chardonnay prefers clay-limestone soils, while Pinot Noir grows on brown or limey soils with little clay. The whites are fresh and fruity, often floral; the reds are light and supple. The village also produces a large volume of Crémant de Bourgogne, more than 15,000 hectolitres a year. **Well-known premiers crus (23 premiers crus)**: Grésigny, La Pucelle, Rabourcé, Clos St Jacques, Margotés, Montpalais ## What to see ### Château de Rully A fortress with a late 12th-century keep, 14th-century towers and a 15th-century dovecote, still lived in by the owners. Visits are by appointment, except in July and August, when guided tours run daily without booking. ### Voie Verte The greenway follows the old towpath of the Canal du Centre past Rully, between Saint-Léger-sur-Dheune and Chalon-sur-Saône. It is flat and paved, good for a short walk or bike ride. ### Chapel of Agneux A 12th-century chapel in the hamlet of Agneux, whose name is also carried by one of Rully's 23 premiers crus. It stands in the grounds of a private property and can only be seen from outside. ## Good to know Rully is only 25 minutes from Beaune, so pair it with Bouzeron, Mercurey and Givry for a full Côte Chalonnaise day. Book a château visit ahead outside July and August. ## Did you know? The dovecote of the Château de Rully, built in the 15th century, has 1,200 nesting holes made of fine stone, enough for 2,400 pigeons and their young. ## Around Rully What to combine with Rully on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Bouzeron](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/bouzeron) (2 km away): A tiny village with a unique claim: the only village appellation for Aligoté. - [Mercurey](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/mercurey) (5 km away): The largest vineyard of the Côte Chalonnaise, known above all for its reds. - [Santenay](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/santenay) (5 km away): Spa town and wine village near the southern end of the Côte de Beaune, known for its reds. ### Châteaux - [Château de Rully](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-rully) (1 km away): A medieval fortress above its own vineyard, still lived in by descendants of its first lords. - [Château de Chamilly](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-chamilly) (4 km away): A classical château in a green valley, cradle of the Bouton de Chamilly family and a wine estate. - [Château de Chamirey](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-chamirey) (6 km away): An elegant 18th-century wine château in Mercurey, at the heart of a 37-hectare family estate. - [Château de Santenay (Domaine du Château Philippe le Hardi)](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-philippe-le-hardi), 6 km away: The Duke of Burgundy's castle at Santenay, now a large wine estate with glazed tile roofs. ### Things to do - [Maison André Delorme](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/maison-andre-delorme-rully) (1 km away): A Rully house founded in 1942 that helped create Crémant de Bourgogne, with vaulted cellars cut into the rock. - [Domaine de la Folie](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-de-la-folie-chagny) (2 km away): A small Rully estate at Chagny, with the Clos Saint-Jacques monopole and a pioneer of cinema in its family tree. - [Maison Chanzy](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/maison-chanzy-bouzeron) (2 km away): A Bouzeron estate founded in 1928, with the appellation's only monopole and a second cellar in Puligny-Montrachet. - [Antonin Rodet](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/antonin-rodet-mercurey) (5 km away): A Mercurey wine house founded in 1875, with a tasting cellar in the stables of a 17th-century mansion. - [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 - [Maison Lameloise](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/maison-lameloise-chagny) (4 km away · 3 MICHELIN stars): Burgundy's only three-star table, in a former coaching inn twenty minutes south of Beaune. - [Ed.Em](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/ed-em-chassagne-montrachet) (7 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A starred couple's table in the heart of Montrachet country, with 600 wines to match - [Cédric Burtin](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/cedric-burtin-saint-remy) (14 km away · 2 MICHELIN stars): Two stars in a converted mill on the southern edge of Chalon-sur-Saône. ### Guides about Rully - [Burgundy’s grape varieties](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/burgundy-grape-varieties) - [Wine tour itineraries from Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/burgundy-wine-tour-itineraries) ## Questions about Rully ### How far is Rully from Beaune? Rully is about 25 min from Beaune by road (20 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €90 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. ### What wines is Rully known for? Rully makes mostly white wines under these appellations: Rully. It has 23 premiers crus. Its best-known premiers crus include Grésigny, La Pucelle, Rabourcé. ### Can you taste wine in Rully? Yes. Many domaines in Rully 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 Rully? 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:rully): Half-day wine tour from Beaune: €290 for the car, up to 4 guests ## Sources - - - - --- Canonical page: