Château de Pommard is a castle in the town of Pommard, in Burgundy.
In 1726, Vivant Micault, secretary to King Louis XV and descendant of Pommard’s captain Philibert Micault, began the construction of the Château de Micault, as it is known now, near the ruins of an 11th-century fortress.
In 1789, on the eve of the French Revolution, the family sold Château Micault, a symbol of the French aristocracy.
The vineyards and the castle remained divided until 1936, when everything was bought by Louis Laplanche.
In 2003, after almost 80 years of management by the Laplanche family, Château de Pommard found itself under a new owner, this time the Giraud family, from Haute-Savoie.
Maurice Giraud transformed Château de Pommard into a wine tourism destination of the twenty-first century.
In 2014, Michael Baum, an American software entrepreneur, bought the entire estate and became the first American to own a wine castle in Burgundy.
The property is known for its castle, gardens and its 20-hectare fenced vineyard named Clos Marey-Monge.
The winery produces “Clos” wines – Pinot Noir produced from the fruit of Clos Marey-Monge and “Family” wines – Grand Cru, Premier Cru, Village and Bourgogne wines from the Chardonnay and Pinot Noir appellations of the Côte de Nuits and Côte de Beaune.
In July 2015, UNESCO declared Clos Marey-Monge a World Heritage Site of the Burgundy climate.
