Pin des Dunes

Bordeaux Rosé

Pins des Dunes is a pressed rosé from the vines of Château Puygueraud, cradle of the Thienpont family in the Côtes de Francs. Its pink color and the elegance of its bottle are reminiscent of the sweetness of life under the pines of Arcachon Bay. We like to savor this fresh gastronomic rosé with convivial meals such as a seafood platter.

  • Surface: 5 hectares
  • Terroir: clay and limestone plateau
  • Grape varieties: 30% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Cabernet Franc
  • Ageing: stainless steel tank

Pin des Dunes

Bordeaux Blanc

This wine is a subtle blend of grapes from Château Les Charmes Godard, owned by Nicolas Thienpont in Francs, Côtes de Bordeaux and in partnership with a vinegrower in Entre-Deux-Mers. The purity and elegance of the bottle are inspired by the freshness and the sweetness of life that reign under the pines of Arcachon Bay. This white wine combines subtle floral notes, aromatic richness and ample structure.

  • Surface: 7 hectares
  • Terroir: clay and limestone plateau
  • Grape varieties: Sauvignon Blanc
  • Ageing: stainless steel tank

Sarmentine

Bordeaux

A new label for this wine which reflects the soul of the men and women who work in the vineyard and who ensure the constant supply of high-quality grapes. Sarmentine represents this generation of inspired female vinegrowers. The pencil sketch is by Clémence Thienpont, the family bond here takes on all its meaning for François.
Located on the plateaus of the Bordeaux appellation, this vineyard is monitored on an annual basis. With a dominant Merlot, this wine is the reflection of the elegant terroirs of the Right Bank. Certified organic, this Bordeaux corresponds to its time and the values of F. Thienpont.

  • AOC: Bordeaux
  • Surface: 30 hectares
  • Terroir: clay and limestone plateau
  • Grape varieties: 85% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc
  • Ageing: stainless steel tank

Château Roques de Jean Lice

Bordeaux

This cuvée originates from a selection of plots at Château Roques de Jean Lice, located in the heart of the limestone plateau of Rauzan in Entre-Deux-Mers. The excellent potential of this vineyard has led us to shape this cuvée in conversion to organic growing methods and without added sulfur. This wine invites you to discover the clay-limestone terroirs of the Right Bank where Merlot and Cabernet Franc offer power, structure and elegance.
Available only by pre-order.

  • Surface: 15 hectares
  • Terroir:  limestone clay 
  • Grape varieties: 75% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc.
  • Ageing: 30% in barrels

La Violette du Manoir

Castillon – Côtes de Bordeaux

Planted on a clay-limestone plateau benefiting from a geographical location favorable to high-quality viticulture, this 4-hectare single vineyard of Château Manoir du Gravoux is used for Violette du Manoir. This plot was planted in 1958 on remarkably exposed shallow soil. The dominant limestone in this terroir brings saline notes on the finish.

  • Surface: 4 hectares
  • Terroir:  limestone clay
  • Grape varieties: 92% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc
  • Ageing: 12 months in barrels

La Parcelle du Rocher

Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

La Parcelle du Rocher draws its character from the clay-limestone soil of the southern slope of Saint-Emilion. The grapes enjoy optimal exposure combined with the freshness of a limestone terroir. An organic growing approach has been used on these soils for ten years now and the vines fully benefit from this enrichment.

  • AOC: Saint-Emilion Grand Cru
  • Surface: 4 hectares
  • Terroir: limestone clay
  • Grape varieties: 80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc
  • Ageing: 12 months in barrels

L’Etoile

Lalande de Pomerol

2012 marked the beginning of the collaboration between François and Guillaume Thienpont. Together, they selected this single vineyard for l’etoile and work with the vinegrower from the growing to the ageing process. This cuvée, located in the heart of the Lalande de Pomerol appellation, embodies the full finesse that Merlot can express on gravelly soils.

  • Surface: 5 hectares
  • Terroir: gravelly soil and clay
  • Grape varieties: 80% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Ageing: 18 months in barrels

Les Fillottes

Pomerol

François and Guillaume Thienpont reveal the magic of these old vines and this soil composed of clay and gravel. Four plots including Les Fillottes make up the composition of this cuvée that is produced in small quantities. The four hands of the family give rise to this great wine on the exceptional soils of pomerol with ageing potential.

  • Surface: 3,5 hectares
  • Terroir: gravelly soil and clay
  • Grape varieties: 85% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc
  • Ageing: 18 months in barrels