--- title: "Vougeot: Clos de Vougeot Château and Wine Tasting" description: "Clos de Vougeot: a walled 50-hectare grand cru shared by over 80 growers, with a Cistercian château open all year. 27 min from Beaune by private driver." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/vougeot lang: en updated: 2026-09-30 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/villages/vougeot.png --- # Vougeot > Home of the Clos de Vougeot, the Cistercian vineyard and château at the heart of Burgundy's wine story. Vougeot is a wine village (Côte de Nuits), 27 min by road (24 km) from Beaune. Red and white wines · 1 grand cru · Private driver from Beaune: €100 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. Vougeot is a tiny village, with fewer than 200 inhabitants, but a very big name. Much of its land is taken up by the Clos de Vougeot, a walled grand cru of about 50 hectares created by the monks of Cîteaux. Its château, open to visitors all year, is one of the key stops on the Route des Grands Crus. ## Key facts - Type: Wine village - Region: Côte de Nuits - Location: 19 km north-east of Beaune · Côte de Nuits - Coordinates: 47.1766, 4.9631 - 27 min from Beaune - Red and white wines - 1 grand cru - Appellations: Vougeot - Grapes: Pinot Noir, Chardonnay - Premiers crus: 4 - From Beaune: ≈ 27 min · 24 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): 27 min by road (24 km), €100 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 Abbey of Cîteaux, founded in 1098 on the plain to the east, received its first gifts of land here between about 1110 and 1115. Through purchases and exchanges the monks became sole owners of the enclosure, first recorded as a clos in 1212. They built a great cellar and a vat house with giant presses, and kept the Clos until the Revolution of 1789. In 1551 Dom Jean Loisier, 48th abbot of Cîteaux, added a Renaissance residence to the working buildings, creating the château seen today. After the Revolution the property passed through private hands. In 1944 a society of friends of the château acquired it, and the Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin has held its chapters and banquets here ever since. The château became a listed historic monument in 1949. ## The wines The Clos de Vougeot is red only, from Pinot Noir. Its 50 hectares slope gently from about 255 metres at the top, with thin gravelly soil on limestone, to deeper clay and silt at the bottom, so styles vary with each grower's plot. Outside the Clos, the small Vougeot appellation has four premiers crus and, unusually for the Côte de Nuits, makes white as well as red. Its white vines go back to the Cistercians. **All the grands crus (1)**: Clos de Vougeot **Well-known premiers crus (4 premiers crus)**: Le Clos Blanc, Les Petits Vougeots, Les Crâs, Clos de la Perrière ## What to see ### Château du Clos de Vougeot See the monks' great cellar and vat house, with four giant presses, and the Renaissance château of 1551. It is open every day, with guided tours in English in season. ### The walls of the Clos Walk along the stone wall that still encloses the 50-hectare vineyard in a single block. The monks' enclosure was first recorded as a clos in 1212. ### Cîteaux Abbey The mother house of the Cistercian order, founded in 1098, lies about 15 to 20 minutes' drive east. Monks still live there; guided tours show 15th-century remains, and the shop sells their cheese. ## Good to know Allow an hour for the château, a little more with a guided tour; visits can be shortened during private receptions. Vougeot sits between Chambolle-Musigny and Vosne-Romanée, so it fits easily into any Côte de Nuits day. ## Did you know? More than 80 growers share the Clos de Vougeot. Its 50 hectares form one walled block, but each grower works their own rows, which is why no two Clos de Vougeot wines taste the same. ## Around Vougeot What to combine with Vougeot on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Chambolle-Musigny](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/chambolle-musigny) (1 km away): A small village known for silky, perfumed reds, the grand cru Musigny and the prized Les Amoureuses. - [Flagey-Échezeaux](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/flagey-echezeaux) (2 km away): A village of vines and fields on the plain, with two grands crus climbing the slope above. - [Vosne-Romanée](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/vosne-romanee) (2 km away): Six grands crus, including Romanée-Conti and La Tâche, in the village called the pearl of the Côte. ### Châteaux - [Château de la Tour](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-la-tour) (1 km away): The only estate that makes its wine inside the walls of the Clos de Vougeot. - [Château du Clos de Vougeot](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-du-clos-de-vougeot) (1 km away): The Cistercian wine estate that became the symbol of Burgundy wine. - [Château de Gilly](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-gilly) (1 km away): The former country residence of the abbots of Cîteaux, now a five-star hotel near Vougeot. - [Château de Vosne-Romanée](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-vosne-romanee) (2 km away): The family seat of the Comtes Liger-Belair, owners of the grand cru La Romanée. - [Château d’Entre-Deux-Monts](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-d-entre-deux-monts) (3 km away): A 17th-century country house in the hills above Nuits, with moats, a park and truffles. - [Château de la Berchère](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-la-berchere) (4 km away): A moated château between Nuits-Saint-Georges and the Saône plain, now a hotel. ### Things to do - [La Grande Cave de Vougeot](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/la-grande-cave-de-vougeot) (1 km away): A wine shop over 17th-century vaulted cellars at the foot of the Clos de Vougeot, with tastings from all over Burgundy. - [Cîteaux Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame de Cîteaux)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/abbaye-de-citeaux), 11 km away: The mother house of the Cistercian order, founded in 1098 and still home to monks. - [Route des Grands Crus](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/route-des-grands-crus) (1 km away): Burgundy's historic wine road, about 60 kilometres of vineyards and villages from Dijon to Santenay. - [Boursot Père & Fils](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/boursot-pere-et-fils-chambolle-musigny) (1 km away): A Chambolle-Musigny family of winegrowers since 1550, whose grandfather opened the village's first tasting cellar. - [Romanée-Conti Vineyard (Vigne de la Romanée-Conti)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/romanee-conti-vineyard), 2 km away: A vineyard of about 1.8 hectares, marked by a stone cross and famous all over the world. ### 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 - [Le Charlemagne](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/le-charlemagne-pernand-vergelesses) (14 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Burgundy with a Japanese accent, facing the hill of Corton-Charlemagne ### Events - **Friday 9 – Sunday 11 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Championnat du monde de l’œuf en meurette](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/championnat-monde-oeuf-en-meurette): Chefs from around the world compete to poach Burgundy's favourite egg dish at the Clos de Vougeot. (Food & markets · Vougeot) - **Usually a week at the end of June.** · [Musique & Vin au Clos Vougeot](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/musique-et-vin-au-clos-vougeot): Chamber music and great Burgundy wines at the Clos de Vougeot at the end of June. (Music · Vougeot) - **Usually the last weekend of September.** · [Livres en Vignes](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/livres-en-vignes-clos-de-vougeot): A free book festival with about a hundred writers at the Château du Clos de Vougeot. (Culture · Vougeot) ### Guides about Vougeot - [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) - [A Burgundy wine day from Lyon](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/burgundy-wine-day-from-lyon) - [Wine tour itineraries from Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/guides/burgundy-wine-tour-itineraries) ## Questions about Vougeot ### How far is Vougeot from Beaune? Vougeot is about 27 min from Beaune by road (24 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €100 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. ### What wines is Vougeot known for? Vougeot makes mostly red wines under these appellations: Vougeot. Its grands crus: Clos de Vougeot. It has 4 premiers crus. Its best-known premiers crus include Le Clos Blanc, Les Petits Vougeots, Les Crâs. ### Can you taste wine in Vougeot? Yes. Many domaines in Vougeot 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 Vougeot? 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:vougeot): Half-day wine tour from Beaune: €290 for the car, up to 4 guests ## Sources - - - - - - - - - - --- Canonical page: