"Ladies and Gentlemen,

The winemaking spirit of Les Sibu finds its roots in the 1930s, when Marcel (my great-grandfather) became one of the founding members of the Sablet wine cooperative, Le Gravillas, in 1935. Like many families of the time, we lived modestly but happily. As Marcel used to say, “Each day has enough trouble of its own.” We lived almost self-sufficiently, making the most of what we had and repurposing everything for future use. The values of the land have always been deeply embedded in the Sibu ineage: the value of money, hard work, memory, sharing, and respect in all its forms. Jean-Pierre was born in 1940, during the occupation, and grew up peacefully with his two brothers eldest Jacky and youngest Robert. He began working young, as all children did in the countryside, completed his schooling, served in the military,
spent some time in Algeria, and then returned to start his life as a farmer and winemaker in early 1963. He met my grandmother, a young woman of Italian origin, around the same time. In the early years, he produced many grapevine plants to supplement the vineyard’s cooperative production. My father, Jérôme, was born in 1966. A lively, somewhat rebellious child, he grew up peacefully in the countryside, passionate about mechanics especially motorcycles. He balanced his time between working the land and tinkering with mopeds in the workshop. He returned to the family estate in 1984, met my mother, Pascale, in 1985, who also came from a farming family in a nearby village. Pascale, who has always worked behind the scenes, manages much of the administrative side of the business. Together, they had three children: my older brother Julien in 1990, myself, Loïc, in 1994, and our younger sister Manon in 1997. In 1993, my father, Jérôme, was crowned French Champion in the Kawasaki 400cc Promosport Cup. The following year, in 1994, just when I was three weeks old, he had a severe motorcycle accident, ending his brief but honorable racing career. However, to this day, there are always one or two motorcycles around the garage. In 2000, Jean-Pierre retired, but like any true farmer, he never really stopped working. He spent more time on his other
passions, hunting and fishing. In 2015, I joined the family estate, and we made our first vintage. Full of ambition and motivation, I quickly embraced the magnitude of the task ahead. My father gave me a lot of freedom to pursue my vision while still keeping an eye on the
helm. With drive and determination, we converted our agricultural building into a winery in 2017. Since 2018, we’ve been vinifying 50% of the estate’s grapes in the Les Sibu winery, with the remaining half going to the Sablet and Gigondas cooperatives. In 2020, we began our journey toward organic certification. In 2021, I met my partner, Pauline, who also comes from a farming background, is trained as an oenologist, and has a deep passion for viticulture and life. She has become an invaluable help and may, perhaps, one day take on a larger role at Les Sibu. In 2022, Socrate, our first four-legged vineyard manager, joined us. In 2023, to much celebration, we achieved our first organic certification! Since then, we have devoted ourselves to producing wines that are balanced, fruity, generous, refined, and full of freshness. Our meticulous work in the vineyard is reflected throughout the winemaking, aging, and bottling process. Our approach is to
harvest fully ripened grapes that reflect the terroir with complete integrity. Nearly all our grapes are hand-harvested, and we vinify as minimally as possible, year after year. With macerations lasting 15 to 25 days, gentle daily pump-overs, careful temperature control, indigenous yeasts, partial destemming, daily tastings, and infusion, we aim to bring out the full potential of our grapes. Since our organic certification, we have begun to take an interest in biodynamic practices in all their forms. After reviewing the Demeter certification requirements, we found that our practices meet their standards for winemaking and aging. We will continue to move step by step toward these methods in the coming years."