Festival · Meursault

La Paulée de Meursault: Wine's Greatest BYOB

The world's classiest BYOB lunch celebrating harvest's end since 1932 in Burgundy — 700 Burgundy devotees gather at Château de Meursault to share bottles of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from their own cellars.

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FestivalLa Paulée de Meursault: Wine's Greatest BYOBNovember 17, 2025. Château de Meursault. 730 of Burgundy's most devoted wine lovers gather for a lunch that lasts until evening. The rule: everyone brings bottles to share. The result: 1945 DRC passes around the table. Old Leroy appears from nowhere. Producers uncork their private reserves. This is the world's greatest BYOB party - invite-only, fiercely competitive about what you bring, and legendary. Even if you can't attend, the Trois Glorieuses weekend surrounding it is accessible.

Wineries nearby

Winery Meursault: The Chardonnay Interlude 19 Premier Crus across 380 hectares of limestone terroir—Meursault's buttery, oak-aged Chardonnays rank as high as Puligny-Montrachet's but without Grand Cru status, making them Burgundy's most elegant value play.
Winery Domaine Coche-Dury Raphaël Coche-Dury inherited a legend in 2010.
Winery Domaine des Comtes Lafon Dominique Lafon's 16.3-hectare empire since 1985 — biodynamic since 1989, only Meursault house with Premier Cru in all six crus (Genevrières, Charmes, Perrières), plus sacred Montrachet Grand Cru.