Château L'IF 2013
Château L’IF 2013 is a Saint-Émilion red wine from Bordeaux, classified as a Grand Cru Classé de Saint-Émilion and produced by Château L’IF. Its blend brings together 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Franc. James Suckling awards it 94/100, while Jancis Robinson rates it 15.5/20 and recommends tasting it between 2018 and 2025. Critics describe a broad and velvety wine, marked by black cherry, tobacco notes, and a mineral finish, with a drier and more vegetal register highlighted by Jancis Robinson.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Original Wooden Case of 6
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bordeaux
- Appellation
- Saint Emilion
- Producteur / Domaine
- Château L'IF
- Millésime
- 2013
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 70% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc
Château L'IF
L’If is a wine estate in Saint-Émilion, situated on the appellation’s limestone plateau. Acquired by Jacques Thienpont in the late 2000s and run by the Thienpont family, the estate comprises 8 hectares planted mainly with Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Cyrille Thienpont is in charge of its management.
- Owner
- Jacques Thienpont (famille Thienpont)
- Maître de chais
- Cyrille Thienpont
- Surface (ha)
- 8.00 ha
Histoire du domaine
The history of L’If is intertwined with that of the Thienpont family, who have been involved in the wine trade since 1842. In 1921, Georges Thienpont acquired Château Troplong-Mondot in Saint-Émilion, before the property was sold on in the 1930s. In the late 2000s, Jacques Thienpont, already a co-owner of Le Pin in Pomerol, purchased a vineyard on the limestone plateau of Saint-Émilion. The estate was named L’If, in reference to the tree, as a symbolic continuation of Le Pin and L’Hêtre. The first vintage was produced in 2011. The vineyard now covers 8 hectares, predominantly planted with Merlot and supplemented with Cabernet Franc. A significant proportion of the vines were replanted in the first few years following the acquisition. Jacques Thienpont remains a co-owner of the estate, which he manages alongside Cyrille Thienpont, who is responsible for winemaking.
