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Wine sales: Early booking6 great tastingsOld vintages, grands crus, premiers crus, exceptional wines...

Early Booking – Wine Tasting

Wine Sale weekend tastings

The Wine Sale Weekend will take place from November 15 to 17, 2024. Wineries and estates are organizing exceptional tastings. Find out where to taste at reduced prices. Here’s our selection of early-booking tastings in Beaune, Meursault, Pommard, Santenay and Savigny-les-Beaune. From regional appellations to Burgundy grands crus, come and taste the best bottles from the wineries at the best prices. Reservations are now open!

The program
Wine Market

1 - Grands Terroirs de Bourgogne tasting

The Marché aux Vins welcomes you to a tasting of 6 wines in its 15th-century cellars. Of the 6, 4 are Premiers Crus 🤩. Their catalog is varied, offering wines from numerous Côte de Beaune and Hautes Côtes de Beaune estates. Among other wines: 1 Pommard 1er Cru Cuvée Dames de la Charité 2019 from Hospices de Beaune or 1 Volnay 1er Cru “Clos des Chênes” 2018, Château de Meursault (red wine).

Tasting highlights

  • BON PLAN RATE UNTIL THURSDAY NOVEMBER 14, 2024 inclusive: €55 (from November 15, tasting price: €59)
  • 4 Premiers Crus
  • The Wine Market is located right in the city center, at the heart of the Wine Sale festivities.
Wine Market

2- Exclusive tasting

Great names from the Côte de Beaune will be on hand for this oenological experience at the Marché aux Vins. You’ll be able to taste 10 exceptional Burgundy wines. 4Premiers Crus and 4 Grands Crus are available for tasting throughout the weekend.

Tasting highlights

  • BON PLAN RATE UNTIL THURSDAY NOVEMBER 14, 2024 inclusive: €89 (from November 15, tasting price: €99)
  • 4 Grands Crus to taste, including a Corton Grand Cru “Clos Blanches” 2017, Claire et Stephane Follin-Arbelet
  • Close to Beaune town center
Le Paradis des Grands Crus

3- Millésimes à la Carte

Thierry Prat knows how to unearth rare bottles, and takes great pleasure in teaching you how to taste these exceptional nectars. His Grands Crus paradise lives up to its name, as you’ll be able to taste red and white Grands Crus from Burgundy, from the Côte de Beaune to the Côte de Nuits, at the wine auction.

Tasting highlights

Vintage à la carte

4- Half a century of Hospices de Beaune wines

Taste these little treasures at Millésimes à la Carte. Travel back in time with a tasting of old vintages. Prestigious cuvées such as a Premier Cru 1974 Cuvée Dames Hospitalières or a Meursault Premier cru “Charmes” 2014 Cuvée Bahèzre de Lanlay await you.

Tasting highlights

  • BON PLAN RATE UNTIL October 31, 2024 at 11:59pm: 65 euros (from November 1, tasting price: 69 euros)
  • Tasting from the Tuesday before the Wine Sale weekend
  • 5-minute walk from the Cité des Climats et vins de Bourgogne

5 - Château de Meursault

Escape the hustle and bustle of downtown Beaune to the typical Côte de Beaune village of Meursault. Château de Meursault offers a tour that’s as much about wine as it is about history. The experience begins with a tour of the incredible cellars, some of which date back to the 11th century. Then the tasting will focus on 6 or 8 prestigious Côte de Beaune wines, depending on your selection.

Tasting Plus

  • BON PLAN RATES UNTIL OCTOBER 31st inclusive :
    • 8-wine tasting: from 89 euros (from November 1, “Vins d’Exception – 8 vins” tasting price: 95 euros)
    • 6-wine tasting: from 55 euros (from November 1st, “Ventes des Vins – 6 vins” tasting price: 59 euros)
  • Tasting experience in a wine château
  • Cellars from the 12th and 13th centuries

6. Bouchard Ainé & Fils

Wine tastings at Bouchard Aîné & Fils in Beaune are a unique experience. Discover exceptional vintages in the cellar, and enjoy an immersion in the world of Burgundian wine.

Tasting Plus

  • BON PLAN RATE UNTIL SUNDAY OCTOBER 20, 2024 inclusive at 59 euros (from October 21, tasting price: 64 euros)
  • 9 grands vins, including 5 premiers crus and 2 Hospices de Beaune wines
  • 1 free engraved glass accompanied by local organic cookies
  • Close to Beaune town center and the Square aux Lions park for a nature break between tastings
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