Treat yourself to an immersive experience of Burgundy wine with a winery tour in a prestigious estate on the Route des Grands Crus. Known as the Champs-Élysées of the wine world, the Route des Grands Crus is where the finest wines in the region can be found. In Santenay, Domaine Evenstad invites you to discover its authentic 19th-century cellars and the wines within. Taste Grands Crus, Premiers Crus, and Villages Wines, the expression of our unique terroir. Discover the wines, the grape varieties, the soil, and the men and women who shape the Domaine’s identity.
Visiting Maison Evenstad in Santenay
At Place du Jet d’Eau, in a magnificent residence that has been completely restored, Domaine Evenstad welcomes you to visit our authentic vaulted cellars with two levels, a brand-new winery, and tasting rooms. A wine expert will guide you through the heart of the estate to discover the secrets of winemaking, from harvesting to bottling, along with fermentation and barrel aging.
Then it’s time for tasting our wines. The offerings include Grands Crus and Premiers Crus from the Côte de Nuits as well as Villages Wines.
Practical Information
To arrange a winery tour in Santenay at Maison Evenstad, contact us: By phone: +33 3 79 35 00 35
By email: hospitality@domaineevenstad.fr By filling out our form
We welcome you: November to March: Tuesday to Saturday from 10 AM to 5:30 PM
April to October: Every day from 10 AM to 6:30 PM You can also reserve one of our Expériences.
A Winery Tour: A Different Way to Discover Burgundy and its Wines
In the heart of one of the most beautiful wine-growing regions of France, indulge in a tour of a winemaker’s cellar. Burgundy is known for wines that are prestigious as well as rare. For a chance to taste a wine from a famous appellation such as Nuits-Saint-Georges or Chambolle-Musigny, head directly to the estate. We will open the doors of the estate for you and share all the secrets of our pinot noirs and chardonnays. In Burgundy, these two leading grape varieties transcend the Climats to become vins de lieu, wine with a sense of place Don’t miss the opportunity to spend time in Burgundy and discover its mosaic of Climats, which received UNESCO World Heritage status in 2015.
Domaine Evenstad: A Stop on the Route des Grands Crus You Don’t Want to Miss
Discover the Champs-Élysées of Burgundy. The Route des Grands Crus takes you from Dijon to Santenay, passing through Côte de Nuits and Côte de Beaune. Your path takes you through the most prestigious appellations in Burgundy: Chambolle-Musigny, Vougeot, Nuits-Saint-Georges in Côte de Nuits, along with Pommard and Volnay in Côte de Beaune, not to mention Santenay. Created in 1937, the oldest tourist route for wine in France invites you to discover and enjoy exceptional wines
Whether you travel by car or bicycle, or even by foot, you will be charmed by these landscapes of vines, enclosed plots of land, and cabotes. Cabotes are traditional shelters made of stone that can still be found on the sunny slopes, watching over vines that are sometimes more than one hundred years old. In Santenay, at the southern end of the Route des Grands Crus, stop at Domaine Evenstad. On this winery tour, you will discover the estate’s fine wines, including Les Bonnes Mares spreading over both Chambolle-Musigny and Morey-Saint-Denis villages, and Clos de Vougeot, an iconic climat for Burgundy wine.
Get to Know the Leading Grape Varieties in Burgundy
A winery tour in Burgundy gives you a chance to get to know the two leading grape varieties in Burgundy: pinot noir and chardonnay. Pinot noir grapes create red wines that are intense, complex, and elegant, with extremely delicate tannins. Their ruby color instantly attracts the eye. As for chardonnay, it produces white wines that can be crisp with a precise mineral character or richer and fruitier. With bright colors, ranging from pale yellow with glimmers of green in their youth to deeper, more golden hues over time. Every Climat expresses a terroir, an identity, a history. Every Burgundy wine magically conveys this unique heritage, which you will sense from the moment you step into our cellar.
Winemaking, Up Close and Personal
When you visit our cellar, you’ll get an insider’s look at how wine is made. A wine expert will accompany you throughout your visit to tell you about the various steps and techniques required to make great wines:
- Harvesting
- Pressurage
- Vinification
- Barrel aging
- Bottling
- Aging and storage
You will also learn all about the different ways red and white wines are made.
On your winery tour, you will also learn about our landscapes. The exposure and aspect of the slope, the geological qualities of the soil, the age of the vines… so you may understand the origin of our wines and their unique character.
Tasting our Burgundy Wines
Of course, a winery tour always ends with a tasting. This is a chance to discover our wines and to share your impressions as you enjoy them with one of our wine experts. This tasting will explore our various vintages and types of wine.
This unique experience takes place in one of the tasting rooms in our 19th-century vaulted cellars. By the end of the tour, you will be familiar with the wines of Côte de Nuits, winemaking techniques, and food and wine pairings recommended by our experts. After learning helpful tips and tasting our fine wines, you will remember your winery tour as a unique sensory experience.