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.
Domaine Henri Gouges – The 2024 Golden Vines® Fine Wine, Rare Spirit & Experience Online Auction Lot
Burgundy Experience at iconic estate: Magnum (1.5L) of Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Saint-Georges 2017 signed by Grégory & Antoine GOUGES; plus VIP tour and extensive tasting of 1er Cru wines from six different terroirs for 4 guests.
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.
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.
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).
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.
Tenuta Sette Ponti – The 2024 Golden Vines® Fine Wine & Experience Online Auction Lot
Tuscan 2-Day Experience: 3 bottles of each of 2008, 2013, 2015, & 2019 Oreno Toscana Rosso IGT (12 bottles) signed by owner Antonio Moretti Cuseri; VIP tour, tasting, vineyard visit, fine wine dinner, and overnight stay at Villa Crognolo in Tenuta Sette Ponti hosted by the Moretti Cuseri family for 6 guests.
Gaja – The 2024 Golden Vines® Fine Wine & Experience Online Auction Lot
Barbaresco Experience at an iconic estate: 5L bottle of 1997 Gaja Sperss Barolo signed by legendary owner, Angelo Gaja; plus VIP tour, tasting of the Gaja range of wines, and fine wine lunch with family member, Giovanni Gaja, for 6 guests.
Vega Sicilia – The 2024 Golden Vines® Fine Wine & Experience Online Auction Lot
Ultimate Vega Sicilia Experience: Magnum (1.5L) of Vega Sicilia Unico 2014, signed by Mr. Pablo Alvarez; plus VIP tour, tasting and fine wine lunch featuring library back vintages at Vega Sicilia hosted by estate owner, Mr. Pablo Álvarez, for 6 guests.
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.
Forrester Vineyards – The 2024 Golden Vines® Fine Wine & Experience Online Auction Lot
Stellenbosch Experience: 5 Magnums (1.5L) of the legendary FMC Chenin Blanc - from the personal library of and signed by Ken Forrester - spanning vintages of the last 21 years; plus VIP cellar tour and tasting of the full range of Chenin Blanc with the winemaker on site in Stellenbosch for 6 guests.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Comando G – The 2024 Golden Vines® Fine Wine & Experience Online Auction Lot
Gredos Experience with Comando G: collection of two Magnums (1.5L) of Rumbo al Norte 2020; VIP winery and vineyards tour in the heart of the Gredos mountains, and fine wine lunch at the winery hosted by Daniel Landi and Fernando García for 6 guests.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.