What would you say are the correlations among the most sumptuous massage, the best of viticulture, one-of-a-kind beauty products, and edible horticulture? Caudalie, of course. The luxury French hotel Les Sources de Caudalie, located in the outskirts of Bordeaux, is the quintessential foodie and spa-maven sojourn, and where I’d have my Last Supper.

I arrived at Les sources, ready to be cast by the spell of the seductive grape. But between the wine glasses and their wine-infused beauty products and spa treatments, there isn’t a moment not steeped in the magic nectar of Bordeaux, and the gods. 

The day commenced at the Vinothérapie Spa, the “source” of world-famous grape-based beauty product line, Caudalie, and where I vanished from the world for at least a few hours. I stepped out dizzy in love, and strolled about the winding paths framed by wild and heavily perfumed flowers and orchards. The promenade past the lake segued into lunch at the Bar Rouge where a degustation of Bordeaux wines— alongside foie, cheeses, preserves, and a butter-infused sponge cake—unleashed my jugular joy. But as if this glorious Dionysian day wasn’t enough, it was nothing in comparison to what was yet to come.

La Grande’ Vigne, where I dined that night, is the pinnacle of French culinary wisdom. The sublime 6-course dinner was ultimately the best gift to my hedonist pig within. Pickypants here has never liked pre-fixed menus, but this one didn’t leave any room for complaints. With two Michelin stars, this restaurant reached all the stars. 

The caress of this glorious feast was a taste of the genius of life… and a taste of the warmth of heaven.