L`If

L`If


In 2010, Jacques Thienpont, the owner of Le Pin (the ultimate small estate with a big reputation) set out on a new venture, in St-Emilion. He acquired a small property called Chateau Haut-Plantey and set about re-building it from the bottom up. The soils had been treated with weedkiller and needed to be nurtured back to life. He uprooted the vines in three of the original five hectares, and replanted. He was able to acquire a couple of other plots to add in, which he thought would bring complementary qualities. He renamed his reborn estate L’If (‘the yew’), with the first vintage appearing in 2011.

The blend in the vineyards has settled at 70/29/1 Merlot/Cabernet Franc/Cabernet Sauvignon, on clay and limestone soils. Jacques’ nephew Cyrille manages the property on a day-to-day basis, and is delighted to see the fruit of his years of hard work. A decade of restructuring and replanting, and the growing maturity of new vines, have brought L’If to a very high level. (NT 10/08/23)

Vintage Description Cs Sz Bt Sz Cs Bts Cs ib Cs inc Bt inc
2018 drink or keep Collines de L`If (St-Emilion)
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6x 75cl 31 5 £150.00 £199.24 £36.95 Buy
2011 ready L`If (St-Emilion)
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6x 75cl 2 0 £390.00 - - Buy
2012 drink or keep L`If (St-Emilion)
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6x 75cl 1 0 £360.00 - - Buy
2012 drink or keep L`If (St-Emilion)
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3x 150cl 2 0 £360.00 - - Buy
2013 ready L`If (St-Emilion)
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6x 75cl 2 0 £420.00 - - Buy
2015 drink or keep L`If (St-Emilion)
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6x 75cl 1 0 £900.00 - - Buy
2016 drink or keep L`If (St-Emilion)
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6x 75cl 9 0 £660.00 - - Buy
2017 drink or keep L`If (St-Emilion)
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6x 75cl 5 0 £390.00 - £160.00 Buy
2018 drink or keep L`If (St-Emilion)
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6x 75cl 6 0 £840.00 - - Buy
2020 young L`If (St-Emilion)
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6x 75cl 1 0 £800.00 - - Buy