Thibaud Capellaro was not born into a family of winemakers. Making wine was a choice, gradually built through his experiences in France and abroad, with an increasingly clear attraction to the steep slopes of the Northern Rhône.
Established since 2018, he is developing two complementary projects.
The first, Slope, is his trading business. It allows him to freely explore different territories and grape varieties using carefully selected organic grapes from Ardèche, the Coteaux du Lyonnais, Roussillon, and even Italy.
The second is his estate, consisting of his own vineyards, particularly in Côte-Rôtie, where he produced his first vintage in 2020.
Thibaud did not choose these plots for their ease. He turned to demanding, sometimes neglected slopes, which had to be rehabilitated, replanted, or restructured. He recreates terraces, restores the soils, and progresses patiently in a landscape where everything is done by hand.
In the cellar, the approach remains deliberately simple: accompanying the grapes without trying to constrain them.
Fermentations are carried out with indigenous yeasts, extractions remain measured, and aging adapts to the personality of each wine. Amphorae, old barrels, concrete or stainless steel tanks: no container is used as a signature. It is simply chosen to give each cuvée the necessary space and time.
What we love about Thibaud Capellaro's wines is that immediate sensation of tasting the grape. Wines of juice, energy, and texture, carried by vibrant fruit and great freedom of movement.
