{"title":"2024 Chateau Thivin","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"2024-chateau-thivin-beaujolais-villages-vignes-decussol-750ml-1","title":"2024 Château Thivin Beaujolais Villages 'Vignes d'Ecussol' 750Ml","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an amazingly high quality for a Beaujolais Villages level. Juicy, rich and super fresh with a multitude of berry fruit with hints of floral and mineral notes. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe palate, however, has old-school richness. It's from Quincié, just to the NE of Mont Brouilly on a gentle SE slope. With a slightly darker hue, Sonja says she uses has a higher whole bunch component in contrast to the Cru wines. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eThe 2024 is yet to be critically reviewed. Please see previous vintage review below:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is the bouncy, stainless steel matured rendering of gamay – built for speed. And yes, still screw cap closure.Joyous stuff, hits the glass with shiny, ruby coloured looks and hits the palate pretty much the same way. Rose hip tea, cranberry drink, tart cherry, white strawberry, a dose of spice and dried herbs, with a big crunch to upfront texture and then a soft, supple finish. Easy drinking personified. Fun. \u003cstrong\u003e92 points - Mike Bennie, The Winefront\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heart \u0026 Soil","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44229833228468,"sku":null,"price":49.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0561\/1261\/1508\/files\/THIVINL_ECUSSOLBeaujolais.jpg?v=1750826934"},{"product_id":"2024-chateau-thivin-cote-de-brouilly-les-sept-vignes-750ml-1","title":"2024 Château Thivin Côte de Brouilly 'Les Sept Vignes' 750Ml","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is well-known to the many Thivin devotees - it's a blend of 7 plots on the mostly-south facing vines, and this is the best value and most reliable wine in all of Beaujolais! As with the other wines, it has masses of fruit, great richness, heavenly perfume of rose, red berries, cherries, sandalwood, graphite and Asian tea. This is a stunning wine that will also age well.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\"Generous and zesty with aromas of blood orange and sour cherry. Quite some tannins and a crisp acidity, but these fit together very well and the fruit is stronger than. Long, sleek and vibrant finish. From 7 parcels with volcanic diorite soil, but different exposures and altitudes. The Kermit Lynch bottling is similar, but unfiltered.\" \u003cstrong\u003e93 Points - Stuart Pigott, \u003cem\u003eJames Suckling\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heart \u0026 Soil","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44229833490612,"sku":null,"price":69.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0561\/1261\/1508\/files\/2019_Thivin_Cote_de_Brouilly_Les_Sept_Vignes_4f34227f-77e4-4d98-a839-0eeb5d2155e6.jpg?v=1717045558"},{"product_id":"2024-chateau-thivin-cote-de-brouilly-le-clos-750ml","title":"2024 Château Thivin Côte de Brouilly 'Le Clos' 750Ml","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThis is Château Thivin’s historic vineyard, previously called Clos Bertrand, and is positioned moat-like around the manor-house. It was already planted with vines in the 14\u003c\/span\u003e\u003csub\u003eth\u003c\/sub\u003e\u003cspan\u003e century, as shown by an inscription on the lintel of a small cave that reads “1383”.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis walled vineyard at the foot of Mont Brouilly faces south-west; the soil is deeper and a proportion of pink granite is mixed with the magmatic rock of the hill. The grapes are picked exclusively by hand. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\"This has an appealing richness that’s married to discreet notes of liquorice, cherry pastilles and ripe strawberries. Ample substance, fine tannins and some stony-smoky minerality. A positive touch of blood orange freshness at the long, delightfully rounded finish.\" 94 Points - Stuart Pigott, James Suckling \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Heart \u0026 Soil","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44229872844980,"sku":null,"price":84.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0561\/1261\/1508\/files\/2019_Thivin_Cote_de_Brouilly_Les_Sept_Vignes_4f36be7d-9768-4b12-ba5b-b2d811333a7e.jpg?v=1717045781"},{"product_id":"2024-chateau-thivin-cote-de-brouilly-les-griottes-750ml-1","title":"2024 Château Thivin Côte de Brouilly 'Les Griottes' 750Ml","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"w-full pt-4\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e5 ha south-facing vineyard half-way up the hillside; already famous in the 17th century, as Louvet wrote in his History of the Beaujolais Wine Region written in 1635:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“on the hill of Brulhié (Brouilly), in the parish of Oudenas (Odenas) […] which slope or hill bears the best wines of the region”.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShallow soil over “\u003cstrong\u003eblue stones\u003c\/strong\u003e” a magmatic rock also called Metadiorite.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"w-full pt-4\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"font-avenir_heavy\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"font-avenir_heavy\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\"Expressive, yet delicate, aromas of blood orange and wild strawberry that are still very youthful. Quite a serious tannin structure for this appellation, but they are already polished. Crisp, long finish with plenty of fruity vitality. From the south-facing side of the hill of Brouilly where the soil is volcanic diorite.\" \u003cstrong\u003e94 Points - Stuart Pigott,\u003cem\u003e James Suckling\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Heart \u0026 Soil","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44229873336500,"sku":null,"price":84.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0561\/1261\/1508\/files\/2019_Thivin_Cote_de_Brouilly_Les_Sept_Vignes_4f36be7d-9768-4b12-ba5b-b2d811333a7e.jpg?v=1717045781"},{"product_id":"2024-chateau-thivin-cote-de-brouilly-la-chapelle-750ml-1","title":"2024 Château Thivin Cote de Brouilly 'La Chapelle' 750Ml","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"w-full pt-4\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"titre titreh5\"\u003eWhite-juiced Gamay Noir from vines with an average age of 60 years. This plot lies at the top of Brouilly hill, on a dry soil made up of a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eblue metamorphic Diorite \u003c\/strong\u003erock, south-facing with slopes of up to 50%.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"fr\"\u003eThis vineyard is planted at a density of 8,000 vignes\/ha with grassed and flower strips for diversification of the flora and fauna. Trained in traditional goblet, tied with osier or rattan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"fr\"\u003eHand picking, vinification in whole bunches or partially de-stemmed for 14–15 days, matured in oak tuns until the June following the harvest.\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"fr\"\u003e...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"fr\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\"Quite a radical expression of the appellation, although the tannin structure is by no means enormous. Subtle threads of beetroot and smoky minerality are interwoven with the sour cherry character to give this a wonderful tension right through the long, refined finish. From high up on the south-facing side of the hill of Brouilly from 80 plus year old vines on volcanic diorite soil.\" \u003cstrong\u003e95 Points - Stuart Pigott, \u003cem\u003eJames Suckling\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"fr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Heart \u0026 Soil","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44229873434804,"sku":null,"price":89.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0561\/1261\/1508\/files\/2019_Thivin_Cote_de_Brouilly_Les_Sept_Vignes_e5a9b3f1-db9d-414a-8b04-038225400df2.jpg?v=1717045749"},{"product_id":"2024-chateau-thivin-cote-de-brouilly-cuvee-zaccharie-750ml-1","title":"2024 Château Thivin Cote de Brouilly 'Cuvee Zaccharie' 750Ml","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis very special wine is the pinnacle of Thivin's craft and is built for ageing. The Zaccharie is a selection of the best small batches that are aged in older 228lt barrels. It is a wine that unfurls over time and has the impressive inner strength to live for decades. A must-have for the cellar. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\"The smokiness of this terroir and an oaky smokiness complement each other beautifully in this seriously concentrated wine with a stunning structure on the compact, medium-bodied palate.  Still needs a bit of time to fully integrate the oak, but the long, dark finish is already very impressive. Matured for almost 12 months in used Burgundian oak barrels.\"\u003cstrong\u003e 95 Points - Stuart Pigott,\u003cem\u003e James Suckling\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heart \u0026 Soil","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44229873631412,"sku":null,"price":136.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0561\/1261\/1508\/files\/2019_Thivin_Cote_de_Brouilly_Les_Sept_Vignes_c1400172-a952-40c1-8d6e-2f5cb230162e.jpg?v=1717045731"},{"product_id":"2024-chateau-thivin-cotes-de-brouilly-les-sept-vignes-magnum","title":"2024 Château Thivin Cotes de Brouilly 'Les Sept Vignes' MAGNUM","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is well-known to the many Thivin devotees - it's a blend of 7 plots on the mostly-south facing vines, and this is the best value and most reliable wine in all of Beaujolais! As with the other wines, it has masses of fruit, great richness, heavenly perfume of rose, red berries, cherries, sandalwood, graphite and Asian tea. This is a stunning wine that will also age well - especially in the much adored large format!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\"Generous and zesty with aromas of blood orange and sour cherry. Quite some tannins and a crisp acidity, but these fit together very well and the fruit is stronger than. Long, sleek and vibrant finish. From 7 parcels with volcanic diorite soil, but different exposures and altitudes. The Kermit Lynch bottling is similar, but unfiltered.\" \u003cstrong\u003e93 Points - Stuart Pigott,\u003cem\u003e James Suckling\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heart \u0026 Soil","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44229874385076,"sku":"23THVBRY7VG1500","price":167.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0561\/1261\/1508\/products\/2019_Thivin_Cote_de_Brouilly_Les_Sept_Vignes_6318ee25-1100-402b-97f3-85b63e13c037.jpg?v=1676431829"}],"url":"https:\/\/randalls.net.au\/collections\/2024-chateau-thivin\/france.oembed","provider":"Randall's Fine Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}