Château Thénac is one of the rare wines that carries the name of its village. According to historians, the Thénac name is a reference to Athena, ancient goddess of wisdom.
The monks perhaps heard this call to wisdom when in 1109, they decided to build a priory dedicated to Saint Benoit. The priory stood for centuries before being destroyed during the Protestant rebellions of 1621. A new château was built on the ruins and was passed down fro...
On foot, it would take a full day to explore all of the plots of land stretching out in every direct from the château. L’Îlot Pignier, La Blanquine, Caillevet, Pisse-Petit... Kilometer after kilometer, different place names pop up and with them new types of land; an impressive stretch of limestone here, flint and clay there. A little further along is loam, a mix of clay and sand that is relatively rare to the region. This incredible, geologica...
Stéphane Guillot is a local, originally from Périgord. When he was still fresh out of oenology school in Bordeaux, the Ott family entrusted him with the production of the wines of Clos Mireille, in Provence. In 2012, seduced by the challenge and still attached to his roots, he joined Château Thénac. Just like an orchestra conductor, he spends every day leading the teams in the vineyard and in the ...
The villagers speak of a secret underground tunnel that connects the château to Thénac’s church, located just 200 metres away. The construction of the vat cellar in 2000 didn’t unearth anything, but the legend lives on.
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