Vineyard
Mas de Libian
- Owner : Hélène Thibon
- Location : Saint Marcel d’Ardèche (Rhône Valley)
- AOC : Côtes-du-Rhône – Vin de France
- Grapes varieties : grenache – syrah – mourvèdre
- Terroirs : river rocks – red clay
- Work Philosophy : Biodynamic culture
- One wine : Calade 2019
The Story
The Thibon family bought Libian in 1670. A third-generation of the current owners Jean-Pierre Thibon and his wife Jacqueline have 3 daughters Hélène, Catherine, and Cécile. Jean-Pierre decided that the main activity at Libian would be wine: he built a cellar in 1970. The vines were, from the beginning, under organic agriculture: they plowed the soils, hoed by hand in the spring. A continuation of this philosophy and an important milestone for the domaine was being certified biodynamic in 2005.