Chateau Thivin Brouilly

Contrary to popular belief, not all fish needs to be paired with a white wine. A “red” fish such as Salmon or Tuna pair amazingly with a Gamay or Pinot Noir. It is a complementary pairing due to the high acidity which cut through the richness of the fish.

Château Thivin was founded in 1877 and is the oldest wine-growing estate in Mont-Brouilly in Beaujolais, France. The family’s wine growing and winemaking passion began over a century prior to the purchase of the Chateau. Today the family estate is run by the the 5th and 6the generations of the Geoffray family. They work all work in the vineyards and winery. The love and respect of what the generations before them created is evident throughout. “We are constantly looking to optimize our growing practices, to ensure a perfect balance in the vineyard’s ecosystem with vines in good health and grapes of optimum quality, faithfully reflecting their origins.” Through natural grass and flower rows, sheep grazing, light tilling beneath the vines, together with the regular addition of compost and natural products to stimulate the vine’s defences, are all growing techniques that help us maintain and improve the biological activity of our soils. The grapes are hand picked and sorted, vilified in whole bunches and partially de-stemmed for 14–15 days, matured in oak tuns until the June following the harvest.

This Cote de Brouilly is made from 100% Gamay grapes. It’s light bodied wine is a pale ruby color. The palate is dry with medium intensity and body, low tannins and lively high acid. Flavors and aromas of fresh strawberry, violet, cherry, cranberry, banana, mushrooms, earthy cloves, thyme, blueberries, plum, cassis, oh so delicious Beaujolais.

Now for the pairing - roasted salmon with a toasted almond vinaigrette, steamed Jasmin rice and olive oil broccoli.