A long weekend among the vines and greens of Bordeaux
24 – 27 September
Golf and Bordeaux – two of life’s great pleasures, and a pairing we are very excited to bring to Members at the end of September.
We’ve put together an itinerary that does justice to both, with mornings on the fairways at Cabot Bordeaux, and afternoons and evenings at some of the region’s most celebrated estates. Cabot Bordeaux is home to two 18-hole courses; Châteaux offers open, heathland-style golf with firm turf and plenty of risk-reward holes, and Vignes is more enclosed – winding through pines and heather. Together, they make Cabot Bordeaux one of Europe’s finest golf destinations.
And the vinous counterpart – a tasting at Château Latour, dinner at Château Beychevelle and La Maison d’Estournel as your home for the trip.
Arrival in Bordeaux
La Maison d’Estournel
Transfers from Bordeaux-Mérignac or nearby airfield are arranged to suit your schedule, whisking you straight to La Maison d’Estournel – a beautifully restored 18th-century mansion set among the Médoc vines, next door to the legendary Château Cos d’Estournel.
We’ll enjoy dinner at Le Restaurant de La Maison d’Estournel.
Beyond the 18th — Latour & Beychevelle
Château Latour
After breakfast at La Maison d’Estournel, Members take to the fairways of Cabot Bordeaux for a full 18-hole round, finishing with lunch overlooking the course.
“La Tour” vanished centuries ago – in its place, a modest stone dovecote from the 1620s became the symbol of one of the world’s most recognised labels.
From there, we head to one of the most famous wine estates on the planet – Château Latour. Whilst the tower built to defend the estuary is long gone, the dovecote that replaced it remains instantly recognisable on the label today.
We then venture to Château Beychevelle – the so-called Versailles of Bordeaux, and it’s easy to see why. The estate has its own private port on the Gironde, the gardens are extraordinary, and tucked behind those glass-walled cellars is a winery unlike anything else in the Médoc.
Dinner at Beychevelle to close the day.
A Round at Cabot & Cos d’Estournel
The gates of Cos d’Estournel, Saint-Estèphe
After breakfast at La Maison d’Estournel, we head back to Cabot Bordeaux for another morning on the course. Lunch at the clubhouse sets us up for the afternoon, before we make our way to one of Saint-Estèphe’s most striking estates – Cos d’Estournel.
This estate doesn’t look like any other winery in Bordeaux. Its founder was obsessed with the Orient, traded wine as far as India, and earned the nickname “the Maharajah of Saint-Estèphe” – channelling all of it into a building complete with pagodas, elephant carvings and a front door imported from the Sultan of Zanzibar’s palace.
We’ll enjoy a line-up of these “super seconds”, before a fine wine dinner – exact details to be announced shortly.
À Bientôt, Bordeaux
Racines by Daniel Gallacher – our final table in Bordeaux
We round off the trip with lunch at Racines, where Scottish chef Daniel Gallacher has made himself something of a Bordeaux institution – creative, market-led cooking that changes daily and never disappoints. We couldn’t think of a better way to draw the curtain on what promises to be a spectacular few days in Bordeaux.
Transfers will be arranged from Bordeaux city centre according to your travel schedule on 27th September.
Join Us
An exceptional few days in Bordeaux, from a full round at Cabot to dinner among the vines of Saint-Julien and Saint-Estèphe.
From CHF3,700/£3,500/€4,000 per person · varies by room type at La Maison d’Estournel
To register your interest and join us from 24th–27th September, click below. Our Verbier team will follow up in due course.
Register Your InterestOr RSVP directly to [email protected]
What’s Not Included
- Golf club hire – these details will be discussed with you upon confirmation
- Flights to and from Bordeaux
- Travel insurance and baggage insurance
- Hotel extras and additional wines not listed in the programme
- Optional gratuities for guides, drivers and restaurants