The Golden Vines®
Auction Catalogue

Discover highly sought-after fine wine, rare spirit & experience auction lots donated by
the world's greatest estates & distilleries to raise funds for the Gérard Basset Foundation.

The 2024 Golden Vines® Online Auction will run from
9am GMT, Sunday 6 October 2024 to 23.59pm CET Sunday, 27 October 2024.

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Giacomo Borgogno & Figli – The 2024 Golden Vines® Fine Wine, Rare Spirit & Experience Online Auction Lot

Barolo 1-Night Experience: Balthazar (12L) of Borgogno Barolo Riserva from the magnificent 2016 vintage; plus VIP tour, extensive back-vintage tasting from current day back to the 1960s, fine wine lunch, and one-night stay in the estate founded by the King of Italy in the mid-19th Century in Serralunga d’Alba, Barolo, hosted by the estate owner, for 4 guests.

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Maison Krug – The 2024 Golden Vines® Fine Wine & Experience Online Auction Lot

Ultimate 1-Night Krug Experience: 3 Krug Jéroboams : 1 Krug 2003, 1 Krug Rosé 24ème Edition, 1 Krug Grande Cuvée 162ème Edition; plus VIP Visit, tasting, gastronomic lunch or dinner featuring library back-vintages at The Family House and overnight stay at Hotel & 3-Michelin Star Restaurant L’Assiette Champenoise in Reims for 4 guests.

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Casanova di Neri – The 2024 Golden Vines® Fine Wine & Experience Online Auction Lot

Casanova di Neri Montalcino 2-Night Experience: Double Magnum (3L) of 2020 Brunello di Montalcino Tenuta Nuova signed by owner / winemaker, Giacomo Neri; VIP tour, tasting “Tenuta Nuova Nuances Experience”, and fine wine lunch hosted by Giacomo Neriwith a 2-night stay in the Casanova di Neri Relais, Tenuta Nuova, in the glorious Montalcino vineyards, for 2 couples (4 guests total).

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Biondi Santi – The 2024 Golden Vines® Fine Wine & Experience Online Auction Lot

Ultimate 1-Night Biondi Santi Experience: ultra-rare Mathusalem (6L) of Biondi-Santi Tenuta Greppo Brunello di Montalcino RISERVA DOCG from the superlative 2016 vintage, signed by Giampiero Bertolini, the estate director; plus VIP tour, vineyard viewing as well as a visit to ‘La Storica’, a private library of Brunello di Montalcino Riserva containing all Riserva vintages ever produced by Biondi-Santi; plus fine wine lunch and tasting at the historic estate hosted by Giampiero Bertolini featuring food from a Michelin-starred local chef, and overnight stay in Montalcino for 6 guests.

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Rare Champagne – The 2024 Golden Vines® Fine Wine & Experience Online Auction Lot

Ultimate 1-Night Rare Champagne Experience: an exclusive collection of Rare includes: two Jeroboams (3L) Rare Millésime 2006 & Rare Millésime Rosé 2014 ; one Methuselah (6L) Rare Millésime 2008 ; a case of 3 Rare Millésime 2013 & a case of 3 Rare Rosé Millésime 2014; plus VIP tour, tasting and fine wine gourmet lunch featuring great Rare Champagne Vintages, hosted by Marine Georgelet, Director of hospitality, at Eisenhower Residence and an overnight stay at the Residence, owned by the Descours Family, for 2 guests.

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Szepsy Winery – The 2024 Golden Vines® Fine Wine & Experience Online Auction Lot

Tokaj 1-Night Experience at the most iconic producer and the 2022 Golden Vines® Best Fine Wine Producer in Europe Award Winner: the first Magnum (1.5L) ever produced of Essencia in the Tokaj region's history from the 2022 vintage, signed by Istvan Szepsy Sr and Istvan Szepsy Jr; plus VIP tour and tasting at the Szepsy estate followed by fine wine dinner with the family Szepsy, and overnight stay at a luxury hotel for 4 guests. 

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Casa Ferreirinha ‘Barca-Velha’ – The 2024 Golden Vines® Fine Wine & Experience Online Auction Lot

Ultimate 2-Night Douro Valley Experience at iconic producer: 6-pack case of Casa Ferreirinha ‘Barca-Velha’ 2015, Portugal’s most iconic dry red wine, signed by winemaker, Luis de Sottomayor; VIP tour, fine wine tasting, dinner at a Michelin starred restaurant, as well as fine wine dinner at Sogrape facilities hosted by Luis Sottomayor and Fernando da Cunha Guedes, estate owner, with 2-night stay in Porto and Douro Valley, for 6 guests.

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Fufluns, Italian Concierge Wine Travel since 1999 at Tenuta San Guido, Ornellaia & Tenuta Guado al Tasso – The 2024 Golden Vines® Experience Online Auction Lot

Ultimate Bolgheri 2-Night Experience on the Tuscan coast at three iconic wineries: Exclusive fully-guided visits to Tenuta San Guido, Ornellaia and Tenuta Guado al Tasso, fine wine lunches and dinners and two-night stay at the beautiful Poggio ai Santi. Full program hosted by Filippo Magnani,Italian Wine Travel Pioneer & Wine Writer (itinerary below). For 4 guests.

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Hundred Hills Winery – The 2024 Golden Vines® Experience Online Auction Lot

English Sparkling Wine Experience: A uniquely curated case containing three rare wines from Hundred Hills in a limited edition wooden case: 2016 First Edition, 2019 Blanc de Noirs & 2019 Blanc de Blancs; plus VIP tour for 8 guests includes a walk-around the beautiful vineyards, nestled between ancient woodland in the heart of the Stonor valley. In the winery, we'll show you how years of winemaking tradition, combined with modern scientific advances, come together to help craft the precise and highly distinctive wines of Hundred Hills. In our timber framed dining room, you will have the opportunity to taste a range of rare wines from the estate including a vertical of our library Blanc de Blancs wines in bottles and magnums as well as an early tasting of the successor to the extraordinary 2018 Rosé de Saignée. For 8 guests.

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Opus One & Knightsbridge Circle – The 2024 Golden Vines® Fine Wine & Experience Online Auction Lot

Private Jet, 2-Night Paris Luxury Stay and Opus One Magnum Collection with a day devoted to Royalty: OpulJet welcomes you on board your own private Learjet to enjoy an extravagant evening honouring the opening of the Royal Opera of Versailles season September 28, 2025 (date to be confirmed) with a stunning black-tie celebration. You'll be seated in the Royal Opera House for a performance, stroll the Hall of Mirrors while jugglers and dancers surround you, enjoy cocktails in one of the many drawing rooms of the palace and enjoy a multicourse meal in the Galerie des Batailles  - the largest hall of Versailles - exclusively paired with selected Opus One vintages at the Opus One table. The successful bidder will also receive a vertical collection of magnums from Opus One from the 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 vintages. Knightsbridge Circle, the Golden Vines VIP Concierge, has also donated two nights in a Suite in a central Paris five-star hotel for 2 guests including breakfast daily before you return on a private jet home.

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Abadía Retuerta – The 2024 Golden Vines® Fine Wine & Experience Online Auction Lot

Ribera del Duero 1-Night Stay: Double Magnum (3L) of Cuvée Palomar 2004; butler-service overnight stay in our luxurious hotel LeDomaine, VIP tour of our winery and vineyards, ending with a private visit to our barrel and fermentation room. You can discover, first-hand, all the fine details that make us a leading winery for many centuries of history for 2 guests.

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Bodega Mestres – The 2024 Golden Vines® Fine Wine & Experience Online Auction Lot

Penèdes Experience at iconic producer: Rehoboam (4.5L) of Mestres La Cavateca Clos Damiana Vintage 1999 - Brut Nature disgorged specifically for the winner of this lot; plus VIP tour and tasting featuring all of Mestres's wines at the Mestres winery, hosted by David Aura, the 30th generation of the Mestres family. The experience includes a private fine wine lunch, prepared by a Michelin Star Restaurant chef at the winery for 8 guests.

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Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo & Taboadella – The 2024 Golden Vines® Fine Wine & Experience Online Auction Lot

Ultimate 3-day experience at Douro & Dão hidden gems: four packs (one for each of 4 guests) containing one magnum (1.5L) of Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo Vinha Centenária Referência P28/P21 and one magnum (1.5L) of Referência P29/P21, and two bottles of 2021 Taboadella Grande Villae white, signed by owner, Luisa Amorim; 3-Day once-in-a-lifetime packed schedule in two iconic Portuguese regions, including VIP transportation, overnight luxury stays, fine dining and hosted by Luisa Amorim for 4 guests - see full itinerary below.

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Chêne Bleu – The 2024 Golden Vines® Fine Wine & Experience Online Auction Lot

Ultimate Provence/Rhône wine experience: Double magnums (3L) of flagship reds Abélard & Héloïse; plus 2 nights’ VIP stay for up to 3 couples at award-winning La Verrière private estate with a 1-day wine experience of guests' choice, and a fine wine-pairing dinner created by the resident Michelin-trained chef, hosted by Nicole/Xavier Rolet.

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