Château Thivin

There is such rich history tied to this domaine; Zaccharie Geoffray purchased the château with its 2ha of land at auction in 1877. His son Claude began to expand the domaines holdings, and his son, also named Claude, was instrumental in the creation of the Côte de Brouilly appellation. Over the years the family continued to promote the appellation and received numerous influential artists and journalists to the Château. 

The current generation of the Geoffray family is headed by the grandnephew Claude and his wife Evelyne. Their son Claude Edouard and his wife Sonja are now in charge of the domaine and are making exquisite wines, faithful to the exceptional terroir and history of this outstanding domaine. 

Thivin’s Côte de Brouilly parcels are predominantly south-facing with an average vine age of 50 years. The individual vineyards are harvested and vinified separately which isolates the unique terroir expressions. The wines are made by traditional whole-cluster fermentations, the grapes are then transferred to cuves by gravity without being crushed and then into large oak foudres before bottling.