Beaujolais Producers (2) 2016 exam Flashcards
Where is Chateau Thivin?
Region of production: Côte de Brouilly
Winery Location: Odenas
Year Established: 1877
What can you tell us about Chateau Thivin?
Summary: Chateau Thivin is commonly considered the benchmark of the Côte de Brouilly; it is also the oldest estate on Mont Brouilly, purchased by Zaccharie Geoffray in 1877.
Zaccharie’s grandson Claude helped in the creation of the Côte de Brouilly appellation in 1938.
The domaine has been passed down through six generations with a gradual expansion of vineyard holdings through multiple purchases. Today the estate is managed by Claude Geoffray, his wife Evelyne and their son Claude-Edouard.
What wines are produced by Chateau Thivin?
Top Wines Produced:
- Brouilly
- Côte de Brouilly
- Côte de Brouilly “Cuvée Zaccharie”: vines are 40 to 90 years old
How much wine does Chateau Thivin produce?
Average Total Production: 12,500 cases
Where are the vineyard holdings of Chateau Thivin?
Vineyard Holdings: 25 ha
- Brouilly: 1 ha; vine age is 45 years old; soil is pink granite and sand
- Côte de Brouilly: 8.3 ha; average vine age is 50 years old; soil is blue volcanic rock
What is the style of Chateau Thivin?
Brief Description of Style / Vinification Techniques:
Grapes are harvested by hand in mid-September, and all parcels undergo separate vinification. After partial de-stemming, the fruit undergoes traditional, whole-cluster fermentation and is then gravity-fed into steel tanks.
The Brouilly is raised in tank before bottling, while Côte de Brouilly ages in oak foudres for six months,
and “Cuvée Zaccharie” is aged one to five years in 228-liter oak barrels (average 10% new oak).
Where is Coudert (Clos de la Roilette)?
Region of production: Fleurie
Winery Location: Fleurie
Year Established: 1967
Where was Coudert located?
Summary: Roilette was historically associated with the area of Moulin-à-Vent… until 1936, when the official Fleurie and Moulin-à-Vent AOPs were created, and the estate was marked within the Fleurie AOP.
Losing the Moulin-à-Vent designation upset the then-owner so much that he chose to label his wines without mention of Fleurie, displaying only a picture of his racehorse on the label—
an icon that’s persevered on the label to this day, even under new ownership by Fernand Coudert and his son Alain.
What are the soils of Coudert?
The Couderts purchased the property in 1967, and they replanted several of the untended vineyards. Unlike the majority of Fleurie’s granite soils, Clos de la Roilette shares Moulin-à-Vent’s manganese soils with a large portion of clay.
How much vineyard does Coudert have planted?
Vineyard Holdings: 10 ha
- Fleurie: 9 ha; average vine age is 30-35 years; soil is predominately clay
- Brouilly: 1 ha
What is the soil of Moulin-à-Vent?
Manganese soils with some clay
What are the top wines of Coudert?
Top Wines Produced:
•Fleurie
•Fleurie Cuvée Tardive: 80-year-old vines; tardive does not indicate a late harvest here, rather that the wine has greater ageability
Style of Coudert?
Brief Description of Style / Vinification Techniques:
Alain took over from his father as winemaker in 1991 and continues Fernand’s traditional approach to winegrowing and winemaking: lutte raisonnée vineyard practices, traditional semi-carbonic maceration with indigenous yeasts and aging in large, open foudres.
Who is the importer for Coudert?
Louis Dressner
Where is Domaine des Terres Dorées (Jean-Paul Brun)located?
Region of production: Beaujolais
Winery Location: Charnay
Year Established: 1979
