Set inside the historic Château de Gilly, Les Sources de Vougeot brings 49 rooms, two restaurants and a spectacular Caudalie Spa to Burgundy’s Grand Cru heartland.
There are hotel openings that feel pleasant, and there are hotel openings that immediately press on all the right buttons: history, atmosphere, beauty, wine, and the promise of disappearing into a place properly. Les Sources de Vougeot belongs firmly to the second category.
The new address from Alice and Jérôme Tourbier has opened in Gilly-lès-Cîteaux, in the heart of Burgundy’s Côte de Nuits, bringing the Les Sources universe to one of France’s most mythologised wine landscapes. After Bordeaux and the Loire Valley, the couple’s Vineyard Hotels Collection now arrives in Burgundy with a setting that feels almost suspiciously perfect: a historic château, a moat, a drawbridge, formal gardens, a river, a spa under ancient vaults, and vineyards all around.
A château stay in the heart of Burgundy
Les Sources de Vougeot is housed within the Château de Gilly, a former priory founded in the sixth century as the retreat and workplace of the abbots of Cîteaux, later transformed into a château during the Hundred Years’ War and then into a country house. Today, it has been restored as a five-star retreat at the centre of Burgundy’s Grand Cru territory, not far from names that carry serious weight in wine circles: Romanée-Conti, Chambolle-Musigny and Montrachet.
That sense of place is really the point here. Burgundy is not a region that benefits from overstatement; it already has pedigree, mystique and a landscape shaped by centuries of devotion to the vine.
The mood: château spirit, family-home ease
The restoration was handled by Chevalier & Guillemot, while the interiors were designed by A.S.L Architecture, and the result sounds reassuringly polished rather than theatrical.
The lobby, once the priory’s kitchen, still carries its old bones – double fireplace, original basin, vaulted ceilings, hewn columns – but now softened with Burgundy stone, wood, cream tones and a more contemporary elegance. Next door, the Chateau Bar adds deep green velvet and the sort of cocooning mood that practically asks for a late-afternoon drink.
This is where the hotel seems to get it right. It is not trying to be a museum-piece château, nor a cold design exercise imposed on a historic shell. The stated ambition is closer to a refined family home, and that is usually the sweeter spot.
Inside the rooms and suites
The hotel has 49 rooms and suites, spread between the main château and former outbuildings. Across them, historic details meet cleaner contemporary gestures: exposed beams, fireplaces and period wall hangings paired with restrained modern furniture.
The standout appears to be the Vigne Rose Suite, a 1,130 sq ft space with a richly decorated coffered ceiling, paintings, original frescoes, herringbone parquet, a large private bar, a generous living room lined with books, and a bathroom conceived as a continuation of the bedroom rather than an afterthought. There is also Le Moulin, the mill transformed into a suite overlooking the water, and Le Pavillon des Jours, a more secluded hideaway with views onto centuries-old trees in the park.
Two restaurants with Burgundy in their bloodstream
Food matters here, and happily it does not appear to be treated as a decorative extra. The hotel’s two restaurants are led by chef Julien Martin, who trained at Les Sources de Caudalie and Les Sources de Cheverny, and also worked under two-Michelin-starred chef Nicolas Masse.
L’Auberge des Cîteaux
This is the more relaxed address: bright, bistro-like, convivial, and designed for lunches and dinners that feel pleasurable rather than ceremonious. The menu leans into Burgundy classics with a modern hand, including boeuf bourguignon and a reworked oeuf meurette, all backed by a carefully chosen Burgundy wine selection. In warmer months, tables move onto a terrace with a lovely view of the château.
Le Clos de la Tour
The gastronomic restaurant takes a more hushed, almost monastic route. On the plate, Julien Martin’s cooking is positioned as contemporary, lively and generous, with dishes such as Oyster Flambéed au Capucin, Croq’Escargot, and Scallops in the Undergrowth. There is also, naturally, a serious cellar, with Burgundy Grands Crus and other notable wines.
The spa everyone will talk about
If there is one element likely to do a lot of the seduction, it is the Caudalie Spa. It sits beneath the château in the former wine cellar, under centuries-old vaults, with two pools between stone columns. One is designed for swimming, the other for relaxation, and the whole setting sounds exactly as dramatic as you would want it to be.
Upstairs are the treatment rooms, a relaxation room concealed behind sculpted wooden panels, a sauna and a fitness room. As with the other Les Sources properties, the wellness story is built around Caudalie’s vinotherapy universe and grape-based treatments.
Frankly, a spa under ancient cellar vaults in Burgundy was always going to be an easy sell.
What else to expect
Beyond the spa, Les Sources de Vougeot also offers an outdoor pool, tennis court, bicycles, sports coaching, wine tours and bespoke concierge-arranged experiences. Guests can lean into the region through private tastings, tailor-made cultural visits, yoga, forest bathing, pastry workshops and horse-riding excursions, with landmarks such as the Hospices de Beaune and Cîteaux Abbey folded into the wider Burgundy story.
The THT take
What makes Les Sources de Vougeot attractive is not just the château setting, though that obviously helps. It is the way the elements seem to belong together naturally: Burgundy’s wine mythology, real architectural history, a spa with genuine drama, and a hospitality style that appears to favour atmosphere over performance.
For travellers who like their countryside escapes with wine pedigree, old stones, proper food and a little romance, this looks like one of the most alluring new addresses in Burgundy.
Need-to-know
Les Sources de Vougeot has 49 rooms and suites. Rates in 2026 start from €350 for a Confort room. The hotel is around 25 minutes from Dijon TGV station. Le Clos de la Tour serves dinner from Wednesday to Sunday and lunch on Saturday and Sunday, while L’Auberge des Cîteaux is open every day.
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