Chateau Thivin
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Chateau Thivin,
Ready, but will keep,
This much-loved cuvée is blended from a handful of parcels (seven, give or take, depending on the vagaries of the vintage), with a variety of aspects and soils – mostly blue and pink granite – around the volcanic hill of Brouilly. It tends to taste well right out of the blocks and the 2017 is no exception, with aromas of summer pudding, violets and subtle savoury notes. It’s also capable of serious ageing, becoming yet more savoury – and more Pinot-like – with time in bottle. Drink now to 2026.
Will Heslop,Burgundy Buying Assistant (winter 2018)
Will Heslop,Burgundy Buying Assistant (winter 2018)
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£20.50
Case price (6)
£109.14
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£13.86
Bottle 12 x 75cl 22cs
£155.88
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Chateau Thivin,
Ready, but will keep,
Exceptionally steep slopes of granite and schist endow the best wines of the Côte de Brouilly with a complexity and minerality rarely found in those of the flatter vineyards of Brouilly (a separate Cru, which loops around the first). In 2017, this cuvée’s mineral core seems enrobed in rich, ripe dark fruit, suggestive of the vines’ location – a south-facing parcel, mid-slope (where cherries once grew, hence the name). It’s a seductive prospect now but will only improve with time in bottle. Drink now to 2023.
Will Heslop, Burgundy Buying Assistant (winter 2018)
Will Heslop, Burgundy Buying Assistant (winter 2018)
Bottle
£22.95
Case price (12)
£247.80
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£27.60
Bottle 12 x 75cl 14cs
£180.48
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Château Thivin of the Côte de Brouilly appellation in Beaujolais has been in the hands of the Geoffray family since 1877.
Today Claude and Evelyne Geoffray produce several different cuvees depending on the orientation of each parcel as the Côte de Brouilly hill has vines on all of its four sides.
The regular wine blend is known as Sept Vignes (as there are seven different locations for their various plots), while they are increasingly introducing single vineyard cuvees.