YEAR FOUNDED1970
HEAD WINE MAKERNicolas Thienpont
REGIONBordeaux, France
GET TO KNOW THE WINE MAKER
Nicolas Thienpont is a winemaker and vineyard manager in Bordeaux, France. Nicolas, ably assisted by his winemaking son, Cyrille, who is also managing L’If for his uncle Jacques, is today also overseeing the wine at Chateau Berliquet, Chateau Beauséjour Duffau-Lagarrosse and Chateau Larcis Ducasse which, after ten years of Nicolas’ management, was promoted, like Chateau Pavie Macquin, to Premier Grand Cru Classé in the 2012 Saint Emilion classification.