- Château La Commaraine becomes the first five-star address set directly in the vineyards of Pommard, with 37 keys including 15 suites.
- Some thirty kilometres further north, the former Château de Gilly reopens as Les Sources de Vougeot with 49 rooms.
- Each covers one half of the Côte-d’Or: Côte de Beaune for one, Côte de Nuits for the other.
- Between them, they add 86 high-end keys at the foot of the Climats, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
The Côte-d’Or finally gains its grand houses
The Climats of the Burgundy wine region have been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2015. Yet eleven years later, the region remained one of the major French wine destinations least equipped with high-end hotels: visitors toured the climats by day, slept in Beaune or Dijon by night, and drove back. Two openings close together in the summer of 2026 bridge this gap. For the first time, each of the two halves of the Côte-d’Or has its own grand house.
The geographical split is by no means incidental for wine lovers. Château La Commaraine is located in Pommard, in the Côte de Beaune, five minutes from the Hospices. Les Sources de Vougeot occupies Gilly-lès-Cîteaux, a stone’s throw from the Clos de Vougeot, in the heart of the Côte de Nuits. Two terroirs, two bases, and a vineyard that can now be explored from end to end without compromising on standard.
Château La Commaraine, the first five-star hotel in the vineyards of Pommard
Just minutes from Beaune, Château La Commaraine reopens after a four-year restoration. This 12th-century monument, now a member of Leading Hotels of the World, is the first five-star address located directly in the vineyards of the Pommard Premier Cru appellation. Architect Richard Martinet, founder of Affine Design, led the project with local craftsmen. The restoration consisted of housing contemporary comfort within a medieval shell without disguising it. A heated outdoor swimming pool faces the clos, and the spa combines MyBlend protocols with hair rituals by Flora Lab Paris.
The château has 37 keys, including 15 suites designed as private apartments. The Villa des Vignes offers 211 square metres facing the clos for family stays; the Rotonde suite, housed in the medieval tower, leaves its original timber frame exposed. On the dining front, Meilleur Ouvrier de France Christophe Raoux and chef Jérôme Rioux lead a dual offering: the bistro Le Clos, with a glass floor overlooking the vat room, and the signature restaurant Le VIII, expected in September in a former vaulted cellar.
Les Sources de Vougeot, Château de Gilly brought back to life
Another event of the season, the former Château de Gilly begins a new chapter under the name Les Sources de Vougeot. This former residence of the abbots of Cîteaux becomes the third address in the Les Sources collection, following Les Sources de Caudalie in the Bordeaux region and Les Sources de Cheverny in the Loire Valley. Architect duo Chevalier Guillemot and designer Antoine Ricardou led the transformation. The arrival sets the tone: guests enter via a drawbridge, over a moat left in its wild state. The venue owes its success to the fact that it did not seek to erase its monastic simplicity.
The Caudalie spa occupies the former cellar, where a double stainless-steel pool has been installed beneath the medieval vaults. The property houses 49 rooms and suites: exposed beams, antique furniture, vintage tapestries. The old mill, the former pavilion of the father abbot, has become a 100-square-metre duplex with an outdoor Nordic bath. In the kitchen, Burgundy chef Julien Martin oversees the fine-dining restaurant Le Clos de la Tour and L’Auberge des Cîteaux, while breakfast is served under the glass roof of L’Orangerie.
The two addresses at a glance
Both houses open in the same season, in the same wine region, yet they are quite different. Here is what sets them apart, line by line.
| Château La Commaraine | Les Sources de Vougeot | |
|---|---|---|
| Where | Pommard, in Côte de Beaune, five minutes from Beaune | Gilly-lès-Cîteaux, in Côte de Nuits, adjacent to Clos de Vougeot |
| The building | A 12th-century château, restored over four years | The former residence of the abbots of Cîteaux, known as Château de Gilly |
| The keys | 37, including 15 suites | 49 rooms and suites |
| The largest | La Villa des Vignes, 211 m² facing the clos | The old mill, 100 m² duplex with Nordic bath |
| Wellness | MyBlend and Flora Lab Paris | Caudalie, in the former vaulted cellar |
| In the kitchen | Christophe Raoux, Meilleur Ouvrier de France, and Jérôme Rioux | Julien Martin, Burgundy chef |
| Restaurants | Le Clos, then Le VIII in a vaulted cellar | Le Clos de la Tour and L’Auberge des Cîteaux |
| The architect | Richard Martinet, founder of Affine Design | Chevalier Guillemot, with designer Antoine Ricardou |
| The must-see room | The Rotonde suite, under the tower’s timber frame | The spa pool, beneath the medieval vaults |
What to do there
In Pommard, the hotel offers vineyard exploration in a Citroën 2CV, an introduction to coopering, or connected hiking trails. These two addresses act less as mere accommodation and more as entry points into the terroir. In Gilly-lès-Cîteaux, the promise is the same but in a different style: a coffee shared with winemakers, or an electric bike to reach the surrounding estates, such as the Ursulines vat room in Nuits-Saint-Georges.
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What these two openings correct is a long-standing imbalance between the reputation of the Burgundy vineyards and what they could offer for overnight stays. The Climats have long attracted an international clientele that the region struggled to retain for more than twenty-four hours. Thirty-seven keys in Pommard, forty-nine in Gilly-lès-Cîteaux: the volume remains modest compared to Tuscany or Napa, but it is enough to change the average length of stay. The real gain for Burgundy will be measured less in stars than in additional overnight stays.
One unknown remains common to both houses: the season. The vineyards are visited from April to October, and the Burgundy winter is long. The spas, restaurants, and Nordic bath are all answers to this challenge; we will judge for ourselves come the first of January.
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