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Mas de Libian
Ardèche · Rhône · France
The Thibon family purchased Libian in 1670. Jean-Pierre Thibon, the third generation of the current owners, and his wife Jacqueline have three daughters: Hélène, Catherine, and Cécile. In 1970, Jean-Pierre decided to make wine the primary focus at Libian, building a cellar that same year. From the start, the vineyard was cultivated organically, with soils ploughed and seeded by hand in the spring.
“This commitment to sustainable farming culminated in 2005 when the estate was certified biodynamic.”
All three daughters embraced winemaking as their career, and the estate gradually expanded to its current size of 25 hectares of vineyards and 8 hectares of "nourishing" land, which includes olive trees, grains, hay, a vegetable garden, a flower garden, and a few beehives. Blessed with abundant sunlight, Mas de Libian proudly embraces its identity as a southern French winery crafting wines from carefully blended grape varieties. As Hélène simply puts it, "We have a culture of blending. I firmly believe that richness is born from diversity." In 2011, they doubled the wine cellar’s size, creating room for a larger collection of large oak barrels.
