Chateau de Melin, Burgundy

We stayed the night at this chateau in the middle of Burgundy. The arrangement was made by Joëlle’s sister Aurore and her husband Francis. Francis knows the owners of this chateau, and Aurore gave Brian and Clare the best room! They also gave us a nice price.

The beautifully restored chateau featured spiral stairs in each tower to access the upper floors from doors in the courtyard. Breakfast was in the room adjacent to the terrace on the right. Wine tasting was in a basement room.
The modern sign at the entrance gate and the restored doors to the towers. There are many contrasts of old and modern.
The stairs up to the our room.
The bed, sofa, and mounted antlers on the wall.
Opposite to the bed, there was an old fireplace and a flat-screen television (not used by us).
The view from our balcony looking over the courtyard.
We tasted wines made at the chateau from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grapes. Each wine is made from grapes from a particular area to emphasize certain characteristics of the terroir. There was a friendly cat in the courtyard.

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