The Thibon family acquired Libian in 1670. Originally a hunting lodge, Libian gradually became the family’s permanent home and farm.

In 1974, Jean-Pierre “Papou” Thibon married Jacqueline, a cardiologist who eventually left medicine to dedicate herself to the vines. Together, they had three daughters: Hélène, Catherine and Cécile.

Jean-Pierre made wine the estate’s main activity, building the first winery in 1970 and expanding it in 1982. The vineyards have always been farmed organically, with soil work, hand hoeing, copper and sulfur. In 2005, Libian took a further step by obtaining official biodynamic certification.

All three daughters followed their own paths in wine. Hélène and her husband Alain joined the family estate in 1995, while Cécile pursued oenological research in Bordeaux. Catherine returned to Libian in 2006 and introduced horse-drawn ploughing with Nestor, a Comtois draft horse, later replaced by Bambi in 2016.

Today, the estate covers 20 hectares of vineyards and 10 hectares of land dedicated to food production, including olive trees, cereals, hay, a vegetable garden and bees. The winery was expanded again in 2011, allowing Libian to develop a collection of large oak foudres from renowned makers such as Stockinger and Mittelberger.

The estate produces six complementary wines—one white, one rosé and four reds—rooted in a deeply agricultural philosophy of working the land with care and respect.

A new generation arrived in 2016, when Hélène and Alain’s son Aurélien joined the estate. In 2025, his wife Justine joined him, bringing fresh energy and a new perspective to Libian.