Vines at the foot of the hill. White sand and silt. Very bright and expressive purple fruit. Suave velvet juice, dense on the palate, still fresh and with tension.

From the bottom of the slope, sands and stones. A less extended vinifcation to give a wine which will be ready quite young. Very pretty nose, quite full, bright and precise, quite firm. Not the s...(read more)

Eight parcels, all high up (about half-way up the hill). Fifty centimetres of white sand (quartz) and pink sand (pink granite), on top of granite. 65-95 year-old vines. A tighter delicacy - juici...(read more)

30-40 centimetres of soil on top of pink granite. Tense, rich, powerful and mineral. 'It's getting itself in place and lengthening' says Thibault, explaining why he has drawn out the élevage of t...(read more)

A foot of sandy soil and then red granite. Floral and red fruit scented nose, but the wine is quite firm and strict and in a style which demands to be kept a couple of years.

50% whole bunches - Thibault layers up his vats with de-stemmed fruit and whole bunches. Over a month in tank, then into barrel with 40% new wood, what he calls his 'white toast' - basically no t...(read more)