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Origin and history

The castle of Citeaux is one of the three castles of Meursault, in the Côte d'Or, in the heart of Burgundy-Franche-Comté. Initially, the estate of the Old Enclosed belonged to Robert de Molesme, bequeathed by Eudes I of Burgundy in 1098. This territory became a dependency of the Abbey of Citeaux, which built barns, cellars and cellars until the French Revolution. Sold as national property in 1792, he changed hands before a new owner, Jules Bernard, had the present castle built in 1865.

The architecture of the castle consists of a central body framed by two pavilions, under a roof of different shapes (broken roofs, rumps, pavilions). A monumental staircase with converging climbs leads to the south terrace. The estate, surrounded by a park, reflects the eclectic style of the 19th century. The phylloxera, the wine scourge of the time, caused the destruction of the vineyards of the estate, although this period remains poorly documented.

Today, Citeaux Castle houses a high-end hotel with a restaurant and spa. This tourism conversion is part of a dynamic of valorizing Burgundy heritage, combining history and modernity. However, the exact date of this transformation is not specified in the available sources. The site remains a testament to the evolution of wine estates in Burgundy, between monastic heritage and contemporary adaptation.

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