Thibaud Capellaro

The project of Thibaud, a renowned winemaker in Condrieu

Thibaud Capellaro stands out for his boldness, his desire to step off the beaten track of Côte-Rôtie wines in particular, and his boundless passion for making pure, clean wines that leave a mark. Thibaud was not destined to become a winemaker, having started with business studies. But things soon took another turn: he moved into winemaking alongside great names in France (André Perret, Domaine Joblot, Château le Devay...) and in Australia (Adam Foster, Syrahmi). His story then falls into two parts. It begins with his négoce business, Slope, through which he buys grapes from small-scale winemakers farming organically, in the Gard, Ardèche and Monts du Lyonnais, as well as Piedmont in Italy. Thibaud Capellaro is above all a self-taught enthusiast: his success does not come from a family inheritance. The second part is his own estate. In Ampuis, on the terroirs of Côte-Rôtie, Thibaud acquired plots shunned by the older generation as too difficult to work, but with a promising future for him. Today he farms 4 hectares organically, and his natural approach to winemaking sets him apart in his region. He intervenes little: native yeasts do their work and fermentation is spontaneous. His goal? To preserve as far as possible the aromas of fresh fruit and an exceptional terroir. Ageing is an experiment: he tests different vessels.

Thibaud Capellaro is a winemaker who runs on intuition, boldness, and the speed of his desires and moods. And that is why we love his wines.

The wines of Thibaud Capellaro

Thibaud makes various white and red wines that will reconcile you with the wines of the Rhône Valley, or confirm your taste for Syrah and Viognier in particular. Several cuvées stand out, from the terroirs of Côte-Rôtie and Condrieu… First, Ombre et Lumière, born of his collaboration with Étienne Seignovert: a striking blend of Grenache, Syrah and Viognier, a fresh, fruity juice just as we like it. Thibaud also makes the Ze-Ro cuvée, from Syrah and Viognier, vinified without sulphur, again with incredible freshness and crunchy fruit. Le Temps d'une Bise, his orange wine, is a maceration of Viognier and Marsanne: a perfectly balanced wine, between aromatic complexity and freshness. Try it if you come across it!