Given the nickname the bad boy of Saint-Emillion by Robert Parker, Jean-Luc thunevin has managed throughout his career to become little by little a central figure of the exclusive bordeaux wine industry. In 1988, Jean Luc thunevin created his own wine merchant company Thunevin SAS, Which handles the distribution of Jean Luc Thunevin’s wines from Bordeaux ( Incl. Ch Valandraud 1st GCC ) and the Roussilon. It also carries a large range of carefully selected wines from Bordeaux sold in exclusivity as well as the major Bordeaux Classified Growths.

DOMAINE DE SABINES


A.O.C LALANDE DE POMEROL


The property “Domaine des Sabines” was bought by Jean-Luc Thunevin in 2006. It is composed of 6 plots located in Lalande de Pomerol and Néac villages. Sabine is the name of the former owner’s daughter. This modern wine represents a new wave of Bordeaux Right Bank in search of purity, maturity, and elegance.


Surface: 4.66 Hectares

Average age of vineyard: 35 Years

Soils: Deep gravel, clayey gravel, and sandy clay

Grape varieties: 90% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc 

Aging: 12 months in new oak barrels.


“A deeply ripe array of ripe dark plums, red cherries, and fresh violets here, leading to a super silky palate that delivers a plush, long and succulent finish. So polished.”James Suckling ( Vintage 2014 )


Product: Domaine De Sabines

Size: 750ML/12

Vintage: 2014


CHATEAU SAINTE MARIE

POMEROL


Château Sainte Marie is a family property situated in the Pomerol appellation, very close to Libourne. It is a typical wine from its prestigious appellation. the wine is full of black fruit aromas, chocolate, and blackberry. The tannins are smooth and elegant, typical Merlot.


Surface: 4 Hectares

Soils: Clay and limestone

Grape varieties: 80% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc.

Tasting notes: An attractive wine at a pleasant price, this blend shows some loamy soil notes intermixed with cedarwood, black cherries, and a hint of mocha. drink over the next 4-6 years.

Average age of the vines: 45 Years.

Aging: 16 Months in new oak barrels.


Product: Pomerol

Size: 750ML/12

Vintage: 2018


CHATEAU BARRAIL SAINT-ANDRE


A.O.C SAINT-EMILION GRAND CRU


The property « La Fagnouse » of 12 hectares was created in the 19th century by the Comte Vacher de Corbac and was bought in 1920 by Agnès and François Coutant’s grandfather, the actual owners.


Soils: Clay and limestone

Average age of the vines: 40 YearsGrape varieties: 80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc

Harvest: Mechanical, manual sorting

Vinification: Stainless steel vats

Ageing: 12 Months in oak barrels (50% new barrels, 50% one-year barrels)


The freshly cut flower character is so prevalent and aromatic. Ripe fruit, but still ever so fresh. Full-bodied, tannic, and chewy, yet the tannins are nicely enveloped in ripe fruit. Very flavorful finish, while maintaining a sense of place and focus. Pure merlot. Try from 2022.James Suckling ( Vintage 2015 )


Product: Chateau Barrail Saint Andre

Size: 750ML/12

Vintage: 2015


CHATEAU BONNIN LA FLEUR BLANCHON


LUSSAC SAINT EMILION


Château Bonnin La Fleur Blanchon is a small estate situated 10 kilometers north of Saint-Emilion. Its modest size enables the owners patricia and philippe Bonnin to produce hand-crafted wines, from the manual harvest to the barrels-ageing.


Surface: 7 Hectares

Soils: Clay and limestone

Grape varieties: 80% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc.

Harvest: 100% Manual.

Aging: In French Oak Barrels.

Tasting notes: Round and smooth, aged in French oak barrels to develop notes of spicy vanilla.


Product: Lussac Saint Emilion

Size: 750ML/12

Vintage: 2016


CHATEAU HAUT MYLES

A.O.C MEDOC CRU BOURGEOIS


With its chapel from the 11th century, the property has been registered in the official records as 5th Cru since 1839. The Château Haut Myles had several owners in the past but since 1989, it belongs to the Landureau family.


Surface: 7 Hectares

Soil: Clayey-limestone

Average age of the vines: 30 Year

Harvest: ManualBlending: 60% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon

Ageing: 12 Months in new French oak barrels.


Product: Medoc Cru Bourgeois

Size: 750ML/12

Vintage: 2014


CHATEAU COTES DE BELLEVUE

A.O.C COTES DE BOURG


Château Côtes de Bellevue is a family property situated in the appellation Côtes de Bourg. Since 1987, the Château belongs to Nelly and Ludovic Neveu.


Surface: 12 Hectares

Soils: Clayey Silty and Sandy

Grape varieties: 45% Merlot, 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet franc

Average age of the vines: 30 Years

Ageing: 100% Tanks


“A fruity and friendly red with plum and berry aromas and flavors. Medium body, round and soft tannins, and a fruity finish. Lovely and drinkable now.”James Suckling ( Vintage 2018 )


Product: Cotes de Bourg

Size: 750ML/12

Vintage: 2018


CHATEAU LOURIE

BORDEAUX


This wine is produced on the hills of Castelmoron-d’Albret, the smallest village ofFrance. It was here that the famous woman Jeanne d’Albret, Queen of Navarre and mother of the King Henri the 4th, owned lands and chateaus in Entre Deux Mers. Her heirs produce today the wine with the same passion.


Soils: Clayey

Grape varieties: 100% Merlot

Average age of the vines: 25 Years

Ageing: 100% in tanks


Product: Bordeaux

Size: 750ML/12

Vintage: 2015


CHATEAU COMPASSANT

BORDEAUX


The 10 hectares property is located in Génissac, in the Entre deux Mers region. The vineyard is divided into two equal parts: one part of the vines is located on the clayey silty plateau and the other one on a clayey limestone ground facing the south.


Surface: 10 Hectares

Soils: Clayey silty and clayey limestone.

Grape variesties: 80% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon.

Ageing: 50% in new Oak barrels and 50% in concrete tanks.


Product: Bordeaux

Size: 750ML/12

Vintage: 2015


CHATEAU LA RODE

CASTILLO COTES DE BORDEAUX


Château La Rode has been a family property since 1963. It is located in Saint-Philippe d’Aiguilhe, on the slopes of Castillon la Bataille, close to Saint-Emilion and 50 km from the North-East of Bordeaux. Until 2008, a sustainable agriculture was practiced at the château and in 2012, it has been certified organic.


Surface: 11,60 Ha

Soils: Clay chalk and boulbenes

Average age of the vines: 30 Years

Grape varieties: 70% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon


Product: Cotes de Bordeaux Organic

Size: 750ML/12

Vintage: 2016