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Technical Details
- BlendGamay
- WinemakerClaude Vincent Geoffray
- CountryFrance
- RegionBurgundy
- AppellationCote de Brouilly, Beaujolais
- VineyardLes Sept Vignes
- Farming MethodOrganic practices
- Alcohol13.5%
Chateau Thivin Cote de Brouilly Les Sept Vignes 2019
With a winemaking history that dates back to the 14th century, when parts of the current cellar were first established, Chateau Thivin is the oldest domain on the slopes of Mt. Brouilly. It is especially famous for its rare “blue” volcanic soil (locally called pierre bleue) that infuses the wine with a completely unique savoriness, minerality and flinty quality. The Chateau also has moved to 100% organic winegrowing, and possesses some of the oldest vines in the region -- over a century old in some cases!
After a string of ripe vintages, this is a return to elegance and crunchy red fruits, amazingly layered and complex flavors that defy categorization! This is simply a stunning wine for the dinner table, but pretty hard to resist as a "lead-off hitter" with passed apps or just simply as a cocktail wine. Here’s the Wine Advocate:
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 93 Points: “The 2019 Côte de Brouilly Les Sept Vignes is showing beautifully, offering up aromas of sweet berry fruit and plums mingled with spices, raw cocoa, orange peel and peonies. Medium to full-bodied, lively and concentrated, it's seamless and elegant, concluding with a long, saline finish. As readers may know, this is essentially the same blend as the Côte de Brouilly imported into the US by Kermit Lynch, the difference being that the Sept Vignes sees a light filtration.”