[1] The winery is located on the Right Bank of France’s Bordeaux wine region in the commune of Saint-Émilion.
[2] In 1989 Jean-Luc Thunevin and his wife Murielle Andraud bought a 0.6-hectare (1.5-acre) plot in Saint-Émilion near Château Pavie-Macquin.
Further plots in the region were acquired over the years, in locations such as Saint-Sulpice-de-Faleyrens and Saint-Étienne-de-Lisse, and a former garage to be used as a winery, releasing the first vintage in 1991 of 1,500 bottles priced at €13.
Exemplified as a typical "microchâteau",[3] Thunevin is closely associated with the "garagiste" movement, and the wine is described as the pioneer "Vin de garage".
[8] The Thunevins have since taken on several projects, including the first "garage wine"' of Médoc, Marojallia,[9] and acting as négociant distributor for several estates from Bordeaux, Languedoc-Roussillon and elsewhere, including Château Ausone, Gracia, Harlan Estate and Dominio de Pingus.