Château M.

1000 years of history It was in the 11th century during the reign of Robert I that the fiefdom of the Moulin Foulot was born, which became the Château de Meursault. From the 12th to the 16th century, the fiefdom often changed owners as the Duchy of Burgundy and the King of France wrestling. Since the 17th century, the Blancheton, Serre, Boisseaux and today Halley families have succeeded each other with all ambitions to develop the reputation of the Château de Meursault and its wines. 1645 1643 - 1715 1643 - 1715 Reign of Louis XIV, the Sun King. 1662 The fiefdom of the Moulin Foulot is highlighted by François de Raigecourt, great voyer of Lorraine and Barrois and his wife Béatrice-Thérèse de Bauffremont, from an ancient and illustrious noble family from Haute Lorraine. 1662 1666 1666 Pierre Blancheton, a lawyer in the Parliament of Burgundy, bought the fiefdom of The Moulin Foulot for 18,000 pounds (about 400,000 euros) and became Lord of Meursault. At this time, the vines are spread over Meursault and Monthélie. 1696 Jacques-Philibert Blancheton, squire and son of Pierre Blancheton, inherited the Château de Meursault during his marriage to Henriette Boussard, daughter of Nicolas Boussard, lawyer in the Parliament of Burgundy. 1696 1756 1756 Henriette Boussard died and bequeathed the fiefdom to her son Jean-Baptiste-François Blancheton, baron of La Rochepot and Meursault. 1760 Louis-François de Bourbon, Prince de Conti buys a vineyard in Vosne-Romanée that will bear his name: La Romanée-Conti. 1760 1789 1789 The French Revolution. 1835 Charles Serre built the winery and the castle. 1835 1857 1857 The fiefdom was bequeathed to his two sons Pierre-Charles-Philippe Serre, an owner who was a merchant in Meursault and Pierre-Jules Serre, an owner living in Paris. 1867 Pierre-Charles disappeared and the fief was bequeathed to his daughter who married the Baron de Montbrun. In the absence of a direct heir, she bequeathed the estate to a maternal cousin, wife of the Count of Moucheron. 1867 1883 1883 Louis Pasteur receives agricultural merit for his work on wines and fermentation. 1890 - 1910 Construction of the orangery and pavilions around the entrance gate. 1890 - 1910 1953 1953 The Earl of Moucheron left the estate to his eldest son Etienne de Moucheron. At that time, the Domain represented a quarter of its current surface area. 1973 André Boisseaux bought the Château de Meursault and completely restored it to make it today one of the most beautiful and greatest properties in Burgundy. 1973 2012 2012 This Burgundy jewel is taken over by the Halley family in respect of the tradition of excellence and the expression of the best terroirs of Burgundy. 2015 Burgundy's Climates are a Unesco World Heritage Site.