2024 Auction Lots

2 – 3 Liter 2016 Château La Conseillante

Two (2) copies of La Conseillante: A Family Passion for 150 Years, signed by Marielle Cazaux

One (1) night insider experience with Château La Conseillante in Bordeaux plus a seven (7) night Caribbean voyage aboard The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection, Evrima on Friday, February 21-Friday, February 28, 2025 for two (2) couples

Roundtrip, Private Air from Naples, Florida to Bridgetown, Barbados and returning from San Juan, Puerto Rico on a Cessna Citation Latitude

Pomerol, France:
One (1) night’s accommodation at the Château La Conseillante family home
Tour and tasting followed by a multi-course wine paired lunch with managing director and winemaker, Marielle Cazaux

The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection:
Seven (7) night voyage in Loft Suites on Evrima, departing from Bridgetown, Barbados on Friday, February 21, 2025 returning to San Juan, Puerto Rico on Friday, February 28, 2025
Itinerary includes stops in St. Georges, Grenada; Bequia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines; St. John’s, Antigua; South Friar’s Bay, St. Kitts; and Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands
All-inclusive fare aboard Evrima at multiple dining venues and beer, select spirits and wines and non-alcoholic beverages throughout the yacht
Access to a personal concierge to serve as a single onboard touch point

Two couples will take part in a pair of exceptional yet very different experiences: an insider’s view of the Bordeaux estate Château La Conseillante and an ultra-luxury cruise on the Evrima, part of the The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection.

Nestled in Pomerol’s Right Bank, Château La Conseillante boasts vines dating back to the 1750s, and it’s been in the Nicolas family’s care since 1871. Their 29-acre estate is home to 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc, yielding wines that define elegance, grace, style and class.

The winning bidders’ party will stay overnight at the Château La Conseillante family home, an opportunity rarely granted to outsiders. They will be hosted by Marielle Cazaux, who has been the winemaker and managing director of the estate since 2015. Marielle brings her extensive experience in viticulture and oenology to the production and marketing of the wines, working closely with members of the Nicolas family.

In February of 2025, both couples will travel by private jet to Barbados and board the Evrima, the first ship in The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection, for an intimate cruise through the Caribbean. With a capacity of just 298 passengers, the Evrima combines the amenities of a cruise ship with the privacy of a yacht.

Your innovative 611-square foot Loft Suite features a double vanity master bathroom with soaking tub and separate shower on the lower level, along with a custom King bed sleep system. On the upper level, you’ll find a modern living and dining area, a powder room and a private, spacious terrace overlooking the ocean.

During your week on the Evrima, you’ll visit ports usually not accessible to cruise ships, such as the tiny island of Bequia in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the isolated South Friar’s Bay on St. Kitts and Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands.

This lot also includes two extremely rare Three Liter bottles of 2016 Château La Conseillante, which garnered near-perfect ratings from critics. Beautifully seamless yet powerful, this wine is a full-bodied and polished Pomerol with wonderful purity of fruit, perfect integration of tannins and acidity and the ability to improve with several decades of bottle age.

Experience a new level of luxury with The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection, along with unprecedented insider access at one of Bordeaux’s great wine estates—the highest bid can make it yours!

Insider's Info

The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection voyage is date specific and must be taken on Friday, February 21-Friday, February 28, 2025. Visit to France is not date specific and to be scheduled for mutually agreeable dates. Roundtrip, Private Air is included on a Cessna Citation Latitude from Naples, Florida to Bridgetown, Barbados and returning from San Juan, Puerto Rico. Airfare is not included to France. Ground transportation is not included for any portion of the trip. Your cruise fare includes suite accommodations; on board personal concierge services; onboard gratuities (excluding salon services and spa treatments); housekeeping services; 24-hour in-suite dining; onboard meals; complimentary beverages such as beer, select spirits and wines, soft drinks, coffee, tea and water; onboard entertainment and enrichment; non-motorized watersports; and Wi-Fi. The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection cruise fare does not include airfare, hotel accommodations, luggage valet, transfers, luggage handling, meals ashore, specialty dining at S.E.A. or Dining Privée, salon services, spa treatments, enhanced Wi-Fi or personal purchases from the boutique. Select specialty Champagnes, wine, spirits and caviar are also not included in your cruise fare. Meals, wine and alcohol are only included as stated above. Gratuities are not included in France.

Donor

Château La Conseillante and The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
Private Air donated by Joan & Bob Clifford