Cos d’Estournel Hosts an Evening to benefit Elephant Family

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On 28 February at New York’s famed Rainbow Room, Château Cos d’Estournel hosted a dinner and benefit auction in support of Elephant Family, an organisation that protects endangered Asian elephants. Sotheby’s Jamie Ritchie led the auction of one double-magnum and one Balthazar of COS100, a limited-edition, 100% merlot wine from the heart of the Cos d’Estournel vineyard, sold for $30,000 and $80,000 respectively. The evening earned an auction total of $251,250. The COS100 commemorates the 100th anniversary of the  Parcelle des Femmes vineyard, a plot planted by a group of courageous women during World War I. The auction, which also included two original elephant sculptures by artists Curtis Kulig and Jason Woodside was held during a dinner by Michelin-starred chef Jérôme Banctel from La Reserve in Paris. A second Elephant Family benefit will take place in Hong Kong on 10 March. Click ahead for images from the evening in New York.

 

Cos d’Estournel Hosts an Evening to benefit Elephant Family

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