Log in / Sign up Chateau Thivin Cote de Brouilly Les Sept Vignes 2022
Château Thivin in Beaujolais. Formed 380 million years ago, Mount Brouilly is a mass of volcanic diorite, the rock that the winemakers of Beaujolais call pierre bleue due to its blue-gray color. The well-rounded peak on Mount Brouilly is almost 500 meters above sea level and all the vineyards of the Cote-de-Brouilly appellation are more or less steep. You don’t need to be an expert to see that this is a special place for wine. It is a spectacular feature of the landscape.
Although part of the Chateau Thivin building dates back to 1383, it took full form in 1877, when Zaccharie and Marguerite Geoffray bought the property. Today, Claude-Edouard and Sonja Geoffray run it and make the wines. There’s nothing flashy about what they do, rather it’s all about achieving great consistency of quality through attention to detail.
Chateau Thivin is the oldest winery in Brouilly appellation having the oldest Gamay grapes grown on the soils of blue stones giving the wine spicy mineral, complex, powerful and elegant character. An age-worthy wine with a structure.
Red meats, fatted duck breast, lightly-spiced dishes, Lyon cuisine
The palate is medium-bodied with firm tannins on the entry, but there is more precision than the Reverdon cuvée and a little more “bite” on the finish. It holds its cards close to its chest at the moment but may benefit from bottle age.
Vivacious dark berry fruit mixes with subtle hints of melted dark chocolate on the nose.
