Chateau Thivin Cote de Brouilly La Chapelle – 2023

This small (1 hectare) vineyard of 60+ year old vines is situated near the top of Mont Brouilly, and in the warm 2023 vintage this higher altitude has again worked in the wine’s favour. This wine has tension, purity and minerality, combined with silky smooth tannins and impressive depth of cherry and raspberry fruit flavours. Very fine. 

“The 2023 Côte de Brouilly La Chapelle, from the steep slopes (50% grade) at the top of Mont Brouilly, offers a thunderous and wild aromatic profile, with dark berries, plums, chocolate, eucalyptus and cracked pepper dominating the nose. The concentrated, sappy fruit on the palate is matched by a taut structure and salinity, suggesting immense power beneath its poised and fresh exterior. Fine-grained tannins, seamlessly intertwined with graphite and flinty minerality, gracefully sheath the wine, drawing it into a tapering, polished finish. A work of both power and restraint, it reveals just enough of its character to appreciate its inherent sophistication needed to tame the latent energy. this is a wine with immense potential, promising further depth with time.” 93+/100 Wine Advocate