Château - Thivin Côte-de-Brouilly Le Clos 2022

Bettane & Desseauve

About the estate:

Château Thivin has begun renovating its vineyard with a focus on soil management. In conversion to organic farming, trellising on the steepest plots, such as La Chapelle, is now the norm. The range is wide: fruity whites and reds, Côte de Brouilly (Sept Vignes, Griottes de Brulhié). The magnificent trio of Godefroy, Chapelle, and Zaccharie particularly impressed and moved us this year. A priority for wine lovers and a source of some truly great wines.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

About the estate:

This historic estate continues to be one of the benchmarks for classic Beaujolais wines worthy of their age, and the 2019 vintage is a great success. As I wrote last year, the Geoffrays have banned herbicides and insecticides from their vineyards and are among the most conscientious farmers in the appellation, working towards organic certification. In the cellar, vinification is traditional, with semi-carbonic maceration and aging generally in large oak vats—although some small cuvées see a little new wood. A staple of France's finest restaurants—and this writer's table—any readers unfamiliar with these wines are strongly encouraged to seek them out. This year, the Brouilly Reverdon deserves a special mention, as it is particularly successful.

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

About wine:

The Clos is still closed, but its flashy fruit hints at a great depth of wine. Wait at least three years.

Jancis Robinson

About wine:

Medium ruby color. Lovely floral nose of rose, iris, and violet. Black cherry and blackcurrant on the palate with a hint of kirsch for complexity. Lovely ripe fruit with great freshness.

Vinous

About wine:

The Côte de Brouilly Le Clos 2022 comes from more clayey soils located at the bottom of the hillside in question. The nose, with its beautiful minerality and great tension, offers aromas of raspberry and blackcurrant leaf. The palate is medium-bodied, with savory notes of black fruit, a touch of licorice in the mid-palate, and blood orange and spice box on the finish. This wine will need two or three years in the bottle, but it will be well worth the wait.

James Suckling

About wine:

For an appellation that can have a fairly firm structure, this wine has beautiful body and silky tannins. Aromas of ripe red berries and cherries are accompanied by a subtle hint of blood orange, which enhances them beautifully. Made from vines planted between 2004 and 2008 and trained on trellises, but with a density of 7,000 vines per hectare. Grapes from organic farming. Ready to drink or keep.