French beauty brand Caudalie’s latest urban spa has opened in Bordeaux, inspired by the brand’s wine-growing roots and its history of vinotherapy skin care.

With a minimalist yet cosy aesthetic, the 120sq m Caudalie Spa Boutique was conceived by architecture and design practice ciguë. The space has been completed with a palette of cool neutral tones and decorated with natural, local and recyclable materials, including French oak and Frontenac stone.

The spa is home to five treatment rooms inspired by the wine vats of Château Smith Haut Lafitte – the Martillac vineyard where the flagship Caudalie Spa, Les Sources de Caudalie, was launched in 1999 by the Cathiard family.

A central design element of the spa is its fountain counter in the reception area. It was selected to pay homage to the importance of fresh water at Les Sources de Caudalie after a hot spring was discovered there in 1999.

As well as being an important feature of the spa, the natural spring water is also an integral ingredient in Caudalie’s skincare range signature and is blended with grape and vine active ingredients.

Spa in the city

In addition to the flagship Martillac spa, Caudalie operates three other destination spas (two in France and one in Spain).

The Caudalie Spa Boutique concept was formulated to give consumers in urban destinations an express taster of the brand’s destination spa experience.

The new Bordeaux facility marks Caudalie’s 10th urban spa in France and its 36th urban retreat in total. Other destinations can be found in South Korea, Canada, China, Brazil, Belgium, Italy, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Mexico City, the US and the UK.

According to Caudalie, the Bordeaux location was conceived by co-founder Mathilde Thomas to “create a place dedicated to vinotherapy in a mineral cocoon, away from the noise”.

Caudalie-trained therapists – called vinotherapists – provide a menu of treatments to guests at The Bordeaux spa. The offering includes Caudalie’s signature facial, massage and body treatments, available as either 50- or 80-minute experiences and costing €95 (US$102, £83) or €135 (US$145, £119) respectively.