The Château de la Commaraine, surrounded by its Clos Monopole of 3.63 ha, is an emblematic historical site in Burgundy.
Its glorious past secures its reputation as one of the most aristocratic estates in the "Bourgogne d'Or".
Its history goes back to the XII century.
The first Château de la Commaraine was built in Pommard in 1112 by Hugues II of Burgundy.
In 1193 this fief was given to Jean de Pommard by Eudes III of Burgundy in recognition of the fact that Jean de Pommard had saved Eudes III's future wife, daughter of the King of Portugal, from an attack by knights during her trip to Burgundy to celebrate the wedding of the future spouses.
It then passed into the hands of the de Saulx family through the marriage of Jeanne de Pommard to Aymonin de Saulx in 1376 and belonged to them until 1474, when Charles de Saulx died.
This Château, which still exists today, was built in the XIV and XV centuries during the ownership of the de Saulx family.
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Following the death of Charles de Saulx, the Château de la Commaraine belonged to the Saint-Chamond family for a short time, and then to the Grignan family, before becoming part of the powerful de Vienne family's estate in 1526, represented at that time by Girard de Vienne.
The fief of la Commaraine remained in the hands of this family until 1725, at which time it became the property of the de Damas family through the marriage of Marie-Judith de Vienne to Jean-François de Damas.
In 1780 it became the property of Françoise-Etiennette Duhard de Chazans, from whom it was confiscated in 1792 and became a national asset.
In 1794 the Château and its Clos were then sold to Sébastien Micard who passed them on to Nicolas Guillaume Bazire in 1795. The latter sold them in 1801 to Charles-François Oudot, Councillor at the Court of Cassation.
The Oudot family sold the estate to Claude Bernard, a wine trader in Meursault in 1852, who sold it to Prosper Demars in 1904.
It then became the property of the Jaboulet Vercherre family following its acquisition on the 27th of March 1920 by Mister Ulysse-Georges Jaboulet Vercherre.
The current owners of the Domaine, an American couple who are passionated about the French way of life and its director, Jean-Luc Vitoux, acquired it in October 2017.
Clos de la Commaraine wines have always been highly sought after and held in great esteem.
According to an inventory of the wines sent by the General Councillors of the States of the Duchy of Burgundy in 1759, a queue (equivalent to a half-barrel today) of Commaraine was valued at 700 pounds, the same price as a queue of Romanée.
When Thomas Jefferson made a visit to Burgundy in 1787 the Clos de Commaraine wines were one of his favourites.