Burgundy, France

Les Sources de Vougeot

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Style

Clos quarters

Setting

Amid venerated vineyards

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Set in a historic Burgundy château once home to Cistercian monks, Les Sources de Vougeot is an atmospheric addition to the hallowed wine hotel group’s canon. Centuries-old friezes and frescoes have been carefully restored, and a stone-vaulted cellar reinvented as a spectacular Caudalie spa. Classic Burgundian fare is celebrated at the fine-dining restaurant and bistro; a prime spot on the Grands Crus des Bourgogne wine route, which winds through the terroir’s revered vineyards and villages, confirms this as a sanctuary for modern oenophiles.

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Facilities

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Need to know

Rooms

49, including 21 suites.

Check–Out

Noon, and check-in is at 3.30pm. Both are flexible, on request and subject to availability.

More details

Rates are room-only, but a buffet breakfast is available in L’Orangerie for €30 a person.

Also

Three rooms (one Prestige and two Junior Suites) have been adapted for guests with limited mobility, with widened doorways and ramped access to showers. Stairs lead to reception, but there's an alternative step-free entrance to the hotel; there’s also an elevator servicing all guestroom floors, a platform lift down to the spa, and both restaurants are wheelchair accessible. Unfortunately, there’s not currently any step-free access from the lobby to the bar.

Hotel closed

Les Sources de Vougeot closes for four weeks after the French Christmas holidays. In 2027, it will be closed from 3 January until 3 February.

At the hotel

Free-to-borrow bikes, tennis court, paid laundry service and free WiFi throughout. In rooms: TV with Chromecast, air-conditioning, tea- and coffee-making kit, minibar, free bottled water, bathrobes, slippers and bespoke bath products.

Our favourite rooms

La Vigne Rose Suite is a trove of historical gems, all painstakingly restored, including an abbot’s coat of arms and a frieze commemorating Louis XIII and Anne of Austria.

Poolside

The heated outdoor pool and Nordic bath are set in the château’s gardens, with the stream babbling nearby. Both the pool and bath are open from May to October, and children are welcome.

Spa

It’s hard to imagine a more fitting — or breathtaking — setting for Spa Caudalie than the Cistercian monks’ former wine cellar. Beneath soaring stone vaults and columns, you’ll find a lap and relaxation pool, plus a sauna and six treatment rooms. Here, vinotherapy doesn’t mean a large glass of pinot noir (or not just that, anyway) — in Caudalie's pioneering massages, scrubs and facials, miracles are worked with grapeseed extracts sourced from Burgundy’s vineyards. There are also yoga classes and a fitness room, which, the day after a tasting tour, you might find a welcome remedy. A spa treatment booking includes one hour’s access to the spa; two-hour passes are available for €45 each.

Packing tips

A parasol, for taking turns about the ornamental gardens modelled on 18th-century illustrations of the estate.

Also

The hotel has an in-depth historical handbook to the château and surrounding area, so one of you can play tour guide as you stroll or cycle about.

Pet‐friendly

Dogs are welcome in all room types at Les Sources de Vougeot. There’s a €30 a night fee for each dog, and a basket will be provided for them. They must be kept on a lead, and aren’t allowed in the spa, pool or Le Clos de la Tour restaurant. See more pet-friendly hotels in Burgundy.

Children

All ages are welcome. Connecting rooms are available, all suites have sofa-beds and babysitting can be arranged with advance notice from €40 an hour. Extra beds (€50 a night) or baby cots (€20 a night) can be added to Prestige Rooms and Suites.

Food and Drink

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Top Table

On fine days, admire the view of the château from under the hazel trees on L’Auberge de Cîteaux’s terrace.

Dress Code

Clean-cut elegance is the brief at Le Clos de la Tour. You can lean more rustic at L’Auberge de Cîteaux, with denim and buttoned-down linen shirts.

Hotel restaurant

Chef Julien Martin celebrates his home region’s seasonal produce at both the hotel’s restaurants. Fine-dining restaurant Le Clos de la Tour is set in an all-white, minimalist space, where a delicate tasting menu of dishes like brown crab with Vouge nettle and mustard is paired with grands crus and rare wines. At light-filled bistro L’Auberge de Cîteaux, authentic regional dishes let locally sourced meat and heirloom vegetables shine. Pair your beef bourguignon or Comté spelt risotto with a bottle of pinot noir, and toast the season’s bounty.

Hotel bar

Le Bar du Château is an intimate, wood-panelled space at the heart of the hotel. Hunker down in a deep green velvet armchair, a holiday paperback and a cognac or classic cocktail as your companions.

Last orders

Breakfast in L’Orangerie is 7.30am–10.30am. Lunch at L’Auberge des Cîteaux is noon–1.30pm, dinner 7pm–9.30pm. Lunch at Le Clos de la Tour is noon–1.30pm, dinner 7.30pm–9.15pm. Le Bar du Château pours 5pm–midnight; from 3pm, Friday and Saturday.

Room service

You can order breakfast to your room from 7.30am to 11am; lunch from noon to 1.30pm, and dinner from 7pm to 9.30pm. A reduced menu is available from 10pm to 7am.

Location

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Address
Les Sources de Vougeot
2 Place du Château Château de Gilly
Gilly-lès-Cîteaux
21640
France

Les Sources de Vougeot is set in a historic château in the village of Gilly, surrounded by the renowned vineyards of Burgundy’s Côte de Nuits wine-growing region.

Planes

The hotel is around a two-hour drive from Lyon Airport; staff can arrange airport transfers on request for €450 each way.

Trains

Dijon–Ville station is around half an hour away by car; staff can arrange station transfers on request for €60 each way. Alternatively, a direct service runs from Dijon to Vougeot – Gilly-lès-Cîteaux; from there, it’s a 15-minute walk or three-minute drive to the hotel.

Automobiles

There’s free private parking at the hotel, with electric vehicle charging stations and free 24-hour valet service.

Worth getting out of bed for

The hotel sits right on the Route des Grands Crus de Bourgogne, which encompasses 32 of the Côte-d’Or’s grands crus. Walk or cycle it (the hotel has bikes to borrow), stopping for tastings at the estates along the way. Private wine tastings can be arranged, too, and you can explore almost 1,000 years of Burgundy’s winemaking history at Château du Clos de Vougeot, a few minutes’ drive from the hotel. Between tastings, it’s worth taking a peaceful wander around the village of Gilly, past historic buildings and along the banks of La Vouge.  

Pepper your swirling and sipping with other epicurean treats — hotel staff can help arrange cheese tours and tastings, including with the Cistercian monks of Cîteaux Abbey. In Dijon, there’s a family-run mustard mill and a medieval gingerbread workshop to visit, too. The Museum of Burgundian Life and Museum of Fine Arts are both atmospherically housed in historic buildings; alternatively, follow the Owl Trail around the city to see the heritage highlights. Charmingly old-world Beaune, Burgundy’s wine capital, is another must for oenophiles.

Local restaurants

Au Creux de Vougeot’s riverside setting might lack frills, but its authentic regional dishes including escargots and oeufs en meurette have earned it a stellar local rep. Monique, Boire et Manger in Dijon embodies all the warmth and joy of cooking that you’d expect from a place named after the owner’s grandmother — bright sharing plates are made with ingredients from small, local producers, and the wine list encompasses traditional, natural and biodynamic Burgundies. Ma Cuisine, a classic bistro in Beaune, edges into bucket list territory for wine lovers — pore over the massive yet meticulously chosen wine list while you wait for your paté en croûte.

Local bars

Tasting extraordinary wines around here is as simple as stepping out onto the Route des Grands Crus, stopping at any of the participating estates you pass through. Les Volets Bleus Gilly is a friendly local bar-café where you can come by for coffee and crêpes in the morning, then pop back for an apéro later.

Reviews

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By Mr & Mrs Smith

Every hotel featured is visited personally by members of our team, given the Smith seal of approval, and then anonymously reviewed. As soon as our reviewers have returned from this epicurean hotel in France and unpacked their pinot noir and pedal pushers, a full account of their wine country break will be with you. In the meantime, to whet your wanderlust, here's a quick peek inside Les Sources de Vougeot in Burgundy… 

Layered histories of winemaking, artistry and hospitality are visible in every turn at Les Sources de Vougeot. A meticulous restoration means the château preserves the legacy of the Cistercian monks, who helped hone Burgundy’s viticultural process in the 12th century. You'll clink glasses by the original hearth of their great medieval kitchen, now the lobby, and swim laps under the soaring vaults of their wine cellar. Look up in some rooms and you’ll find friezes hand-painted by lay brothers; stroll the ornamental gardens, with the stream babbling past and storied vineyards stretching out beyond, and the scene seems unchanged by time. 

All that heritage shines through in the modern luxuries, too — in the thoughtfully designed interiors, the reverence for regional produce at the fine-dining restaurant and bistro, and Caudalie’s cosseting, grape-derived spa treatments. Like a fine Burgundy vintage, this wine retreat is the fruit of time, tradition and a legendary terroir.

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