Château Thivin Beaujolais Côte de Brouilly "Les Sept Vignes" 2022

The seven plots of Côte de Brouilly that this wine comprises of all lie on the east, south, and west flanks of Mont Brouilly. An assemblage of seven Thivin parcels - fruit from the plots of; La Chapelle, Clos Bertrand, Brulhies, Utopia, L'Heronde, Henri and Les Fournelles. The soils are dominated by the "blue stone" (Metadiorite), stonier for the highest plots and more clayey for those nearer the foot of the hill. The 2018 Côte de Brouilly is still a little closed, but it's a promising wine in the making, unwinding in the glass with scents of cherries, plums, liquorice and rich soil tones, complemented by floral top notes that blossom as the wine sits in the glass. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, broad and satiny, with a textural, enveloping profile, a deep and voluminous core, ripe but succulent acids and powdery structuring tannins.

"Complex nose of spices and a wide spectrum of black and red berries, including beautifully ripe blackberries. Although this is not a single-vineyard wine, it has the kind of structure and concentration we expect from those wines on the medium-bodied palate. The crisp mineral acidity lifts the long, elegant finish. A blend from this producer's seven parcels in this appellation. From organically grown grapes. Drink or hold." 93 pts -Stuart Pigott, JamesSuckling.com

Country: France
Region: Beaujolais