A young family domaine from two Chablis winemaking families, with a tasting cellar in the heart of Chablis.
€385one way from Beaune with a private driver
Private driver from Beaune: 1 h 43 by road (153 km), €385 one way for the whole car.
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Céline and Frédéric Gueguen founded their domaine in 2013, with vines in both the Chablis and Auxerre vineyards. Their tasting cellar is on rue Jules Rathier, in the centre of Chablis, and opens every day. Besides Chablis up to grand cru, they make Saint-Bris, Irancy and wines from rare old Burgundy grapes.
At the tasting cellar, the team pours across the Chablis range, Chablis, the premiers crus Vosgros, Vaillons and Fourchaume, and the grand cru Bougros, as well as the Auxerre wines, Saint-Bris Sauvignon, Irancy and Bourgogne. The domaine also offers booked discovery programmes, with walks or minibus tours in the vineyard to explain how the Chablis appellations are defined and how the terroir shapes the wine.
Céline is the daughter of Jean-Marc Brocard, founder of one of the best-known Chablis estates, and Frédéric, born in Paris, moved at 12 to his mother's family home near Chablis and learned the trade with his cousin Francis Boudin and his uncle Jean Durup. After 13 and 10 years respectively at the Brocard estate, they decided in 2013 to strike out on their own. In 2014 Céline's mother, Claudine Petit, entrusted them with the Auxerre vineyard that had come down from her own mother in Saint-Bris.
Their vines now spread over 51 climats between Chablis, Chichée, Saint-Bris and Irancy, so harvests can last several weeks. Most are Chardonnay, with Sauvignon for Saint-Bris, Pinot Noir for Irancy, Aligoté and two rare grapes, Sacy and César. The wines are made in stainless steel tanks at their winery in La Chapelle-Vaupelteigne, fermented with native yeasts only. The domaine has been certified High Environmental Value at the highest level since 2018.
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Allow 45 minutes for a tasting, more for a vineyard tour. The cellar is at 5 bis rue Jules Rathier in the centre of Chablis, about 1 hour 30 minutes from Beaune, with private parking behind the shop. It is open every day, with shorter hours on Sundays and in winter. Book vineyard tours online in advance. The domaine also rents guest rooms and apartments in Chablis and among the vines.
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Domaine Céline & Frédéric Gueguen is about 1 h 43 from Beaune by road (153 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €385 for the whole car, up to 4 guests.
Did you know? The domaine grows two rare grapes almost forgotten in Burgundy: Sacy, a white variety, and César, a red grape traditionally blended into Irancy.
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