Opening hours and tickets
- Opening hours
- 1 April to 30 September: Monday to Saturday, 8:30 to 18:30
- 1 October to 31 March: Monday to Saturday, 9:00 to 18:30
- Booking
- Not needed
Checked on on the official site.
Cave de Vinzelles-Loché
The 1929 cooperative of Vinzelles and Loché, where three Pouilly appellations can be tasted side by side.
- Wine experience
- 1 h 19 from Beaune
- Open all year
- Allow 30 to 45 minutes
€285one way from Beaune with a private driver
At a glance
- Nearby
- Pouilly-Fuissé
- Official website
- cavedevinzellesloche.com
Getting there
Private driver from Beaune: 1 h 19 by road (108 km), €285 one way for the whole car.
Or add it to our full-day wine tour plus two hours, €700.
Coming by train or plane? Transfers from stations and airports →
About the place
The Cave de Vinzelles-Loché was founded in 1929 by the growers of two neighbouring villages, Vinzelles and Loché, just south of Mâcon. It makes wines from the Mâconnais and the Beaujolais, and its shop is the place to taste Pouilly-Vinzelles and Pouilly-Loché side by side with Pouilly-Fuissé. The cellar sits among the vines, three minutes by car from the Mâcon-Loché TGV station.
What you will see
In the shop, the team guides you through the range: white wines from chardonnay, from Mâcon-Villages and Saint-Véran to Pouilly-Vinzelles, Pouilly-Loché and Pouilly-Fuissé, crémants with a touch of gamay, and red Beaujolais crus. Tasting several Pouilly wines side by side shows how the soil of each village changes the chardonnay. The staff also suggest places to visit in southern Burgundy, and the cellar has its own restaurant serving local dishes.
History
In 1929 the growers of Vinzelles and Loché joined forces to pool their skills and make and sell their wine together, and growers from many nearby villages have joined them since. Grapes are sorted by appellation, climat and lieu-dit, then vinified, stored, bottled and sold from the cooperative's winery.
The cooperative is certified High Environmental Value and ISO 22000. After premier crus were recognised in the Pouilly appellations, it set out to offer them, and its first Pouilly-Fuissé premier cru went on sale at the shop on 15 October 2022. It also makes Beaujolais crus such as Moulin-à-Vent, Chénas and Juliénas.
Planning your visit
Tips for your visit
The shop opens from Monday to Saturday without a lunch break, from 8:30 to 18:30 from April to September and from 9:00 to 18:30 from October to March; on Sundays and public holidays, wine is sold through the cellar's restaurant, which opens every day for lunch and also in the evening from Friday to Sunday. It is on the route des Allemands at Vinzelles, about ten minutes from the centre of Mâcon and close to the Roche de Solutré and the Pouilly-Fuissé villages.
Around here
What to combine with Cave de Vinzelles-Loché on the same day, nearest first.
Questions
Cave de Vinzelles-Loché is about 1 h 19 from Beaune by road (108 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €285 for the whole car, up to 4 guests.
Did you know? Its Pouilly-Vinzelles L'Oevation is aged in an egg-shaped concrete vat, which the cooperative says gives a mineral, delicate wine.
Sources
Cave de Vinzelles-Loché with a private driver
€285 one way from Beaune · up to 4 guests