The 2015 vintage in Beaujolais produced wines that were laden with rich, bold fruit. So ripe was 2015, that some wines possessed alcohol levels we tend to associate with Californian Zinfandel and Barossa Valley Shiraz. There is much to like about the better, more restrained wines of 2015.
Such is the case with Chateau Thivin’s Cote de Brouilly ‘Les Sept Vignes’. Bottled at a modest 13.5% ABV, this is high quality cru Beaujolais. A core of granitic minerality provides the building blocks for a savoury wine.
Dark fruited and slightly introvert, one feels that the wine might be closing down for a wee slumber. Certainly, it is less ebullient than when last tasted. Past experience suggests it should blossom into a real beauty.
2015 CHATEAU THIVIN COTE DE BROUILLY ‘LES SEPT VIGNES’Producer: Chateau Thivin
Variety: Gamay
Region: Beaujolais, France
ABV: 13.5%
Closure: Natural cork
Retail Price: $48.00
Date tasted: 1 October 2017
Tasting Note:
Bright garnet. Attractive nose of dark cherry, damson and raspberry, touch of flint and gun metal. Dry, medium bodied, restrained and elegant, fine and pure, more mineral than fruity – like licking granite. Damson and black cherry. Serious and adult – feels like it might be shutting down. Should have a good future.
Score: 16.5/20
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