For clients who visit Bordeaux at the level where the question is not "which château shall we visit" but "which three châteaux this week, and can we access the winemaker at each" — FFGR Bordeaux offers a full concierge chauffeur programme that goes beyond transport. A dedicated vehicle and senior chauffeur are at your disposal for the duration of your stay. Château appointments, restaurant reservations, gallery access, helicopter arrangements, private dining in a classified estate — all are coordinated through a single point of contact who answers within the hour.
Dedicated Vehicle and Chauffeur — Your Programme Manager
The FFGR Bordeaux concierge programme assigns a specific vehicle — Mercedes S-Class, Maybach, or V-Class depending on party size — and a named senior chauffeur to your programme from arrival to departure. This is not a pooled resource; the vehicle is yours, the chauffeur knows your preferences by the second day, and the continuity of service means that nothing needs to be re-explained.
Your chauffeur serves as your ground intelligence: knowledge of which restaurant has availability tonight without a reservation, which château route is most scenic at this time of year, which market in the Médoc is worth a stop. This information comes from years of living and working in the region, not from an app.
Château Access at the Collector's Level
For UHNW clients with serious wine collections, the Bordeaux château experience at the collector's level is meaningfully different from the standard visitor programme. It involves direct access to the winemaking team, vertical tastings of vintages not available commercially, private cellar access, and the ability to purchase from library stocks. FFGR Bordeaux facilitates this access through estate relationships built over years.
On a week-long Bordeaux programme, a client might access five or six estates across the Médoc, Saint-Émilion, Pomerol, and Sauternes appellations at this level. We design the estate sequence with an eye to appellation diversity, tasting fatigue management, and the logistics of a programme that covers the full geography of the wine country without rushing.
Restaurant Programme — The Bordeaux Dining Circuit
Bordeaux's current restaurant circuit at the highest level includes Le Pressoir d'Argent (Gordon Ramsay's Bordeaux address, two Michelin stars), the Grand Hôtel's private dining room, and a selection of estate restaurants in the wine country. FFGR Bordeaux reserves tables at these addresses as part of the programme — not as last-minute requests, but as advance bookings secured at the time the programme is confirmed.
For clients who prefer to entertain rather than dine out — a private dinner in a classified château cellar, a cave à manger experience with the estate's entire library presented at table — we arrange this through our estate relationships and provide sommelier service to accompany the evening.
Art, Architecture, and the Cultural Layer
Bordeaux's cultural infrastructure is underappreciated by most wine visitors. The CAPC Musée d'Art Contemporain in a converted 19th-century warehouse, the cité des civilisations du vin, the architectural walking routes through the UNESCO-listed city centre — these provide a cultural counterweight to the wine itinerary that prevents the week from feeling one-dimensional.
FFGR Bordeaux includes a curated cultural afternoon in week-long programmes — a private visit to the CAPC with the director, a guided architecture walk with a specialist in the Classical Bordeaux period, a contemporary art studio visit in the Chartrons district. These are not added for completeness; they are arranged because our clients are complete people, not only wine collectors.
Shopping — The Bordeaux Acquisition Layer
Bordeaux has one of the most refined independent retail landscapes in provincial France: the antique dealers of the Chartrons, the wine négociants on the Quai des Chartrons, the specialist chocolatiers and cheese merchants of the Capucins market, the ateliers of artisan craftspeople in the Sainte-Croix quarter. FFGR Bordeaux includes a shopping programme for clients who want to take the region home beyond a case of wine.
For significant acquisitions — antique furniture, artisan ceramics, substantial wine purchases — we arrange secure transport and export documentation. Items acquired in Bordeaux can be consolidated with FBO departure cargo or shipped internationally through our logistics partner in the city.
Programme Duration and Pricing
The FFGR Bordeaux concierge programme is priced on a daily rate for the dedicated vehicle and chauffeur, plus separate fees for specific access arrangements (winemaker sessions, private dining, helicopter transfers). Programmes of three nights or more qualify for the full concierge rate; shorter stays are accommodated at a pro-rated structure.
All programmes begin with a detailed itinerary proposal that the client approves before confirmation. The proposal covers each day's programme, accommodation recommendations if needed, restaurant reservations secured, and château appointments confirmed. Nothing is left in a pending state at the time of confirmation.
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