Château Thivin
Cuvée La Chapelle Côte de Brouilly Gamay
Côte de Brouilly, Beaujolais, Burgundy, France
Tart, dusty, puckering. Shaping up nicely then sadly, with air, a touch of mouse. Atypical for this domaine.
Tart, dusty, puckering. Shaping up nicely then sadly, with air, a touch of mouse. Atypical for this domaine.
Mar 13th, 2023
One of the the success stories of 15 is Chateau Thivin. This is an excellent La Chapelle. Nose is ripe and plummy. There’s hints of sur maturite but also wonderful driving granite tones as well. Black Cherry compote. So intense but also a lovely sense of freshness. Palate has superb fruit of the tiny berry kind and it’s painfully intense and concentrated. Black fruits all the way. Just explosive. Really impressive. The freshness is terrific especially in 15. Just awesome and has decades to go.
One of the the success stories of 15 is Chateau Thivin. This is an excellent La Chapelle. Nose is ripe and plummy. There’s hints of sur maturite but also wonderful driving granite tones as well. Black Cherry compote. So intense but also a lovely sense of freshness. Palate has superb fruit of the tiny berry kind and it’s painfully intense and concentrated. Black fruits all the way. Just explosive. Really impressive. The freshness is terrific especially in 15. Just awesome and has decades to go.
May 9th, 2022
Res fruit and forest floor. Restrained at first. Thin bodied, some firm tannins. Well made and elegant. Probably drunk too young (2018 drunk in March 20)
Res fruit and forest floor. Restrained at first. Thin bodied, some firm tannins. Well made and elegant. Probably drunk too young (2018 drunk in March 20)
Mar 15th, 2020A great La Chapelle. Blueberry, smoke, spice, dark cherries, loads of earth and mineral. Spicey granite. Lovely floral top note as well. Palate is ripe and so so juicy, incredible freshness and purity and shockingly mineral. The fruit is in background. Has a red Riesling quality to it this year. Fruit is more fruit skin than flesh. Cherry, blueberry, cassis and super concentrated but so nimble. Absolutely delicious. Long mineral finish with floral and fruit sneaking in as it airs. Great stuff.
A great La Chapelle. Blueberry, smoke, spice, dark cherries, loads of earth and mineral. Spicey granite. Lovely floral top note as well. Palate is ripe and so so juicy, incredible freshness and purity and shockingly mineral. The fruit is in background. Has a red Riesling quality to it this year. Fruit is more fruit skin than flesh. Cherry, blueberry, cassis and super concentrated but so nimble. Absolutely delicious. Long mineral finish with floral and fruit sneaking in as it airs. Great stuff.
Feb 15th, 2020Insane nose. Huge berry fruit. Blackberry, raspberry, super complex. Granite. Earth and mineral. It’s just stunning. You gotta pay $150 for this in Côte de Nuits. Spice. Clove. Herbs. Just insane. Soil tones. What a palate. So so refined. So elegant. So pure and fresh. Huge blackberry and cherry fruit that is just crackling with wonderful velvety like tannins and stellar purity. This needs age but oh man bojo does not get much better. Amazing length. So complex but this baby will slay in 10 years. So juicy and with a wonderful structure and freshness. My god this is deep with such an insane hit of opulence. Stunning in every way.
Insane nose. Huge berry fruit. Blackberry, raspberry, super complex. Granite. Earth and mineral. It’s just stunning. You gotta pay $150 for this in Côte de Nuits. Spice. Clove. Herbs. Just insane. Soil tones. What a palate. So so refined. So elegant. So pure and fresh. Huge blackberry and cherry fruit that is just crackling with wonderful velvety like tannins and stellar purity. This needs age but oh man bojo does not get much better. Amazing length. So complex but this baby will slay in 10 years. So juicy and with a wonderful structure and freshness. My god this is deep with such an insane hit of opulence. Stunning in every way.
Jun 19th, 2019Slammed shut. When this wine is open it’s a 9.7. Avoid for 2-4 years. I believe in this wine. Just not today.
Slammed shut. When this wine is open it’s a 9.7. Avoid for 2-4 years. I believe in this wine. Just not today.
Jan 20th, 2019
From Beaujolais Thursday
From Beaujolais Thursday
Nov 19th, 2018Mega grapey nose off the bat. But also tons of crushed granite. Tons of soil inflected aromas. Smells like fresh potting soil and black fruits. Stunning nose once it gets going and shakes off the grapyness. Palate is dense and packed and I mean packed with pure black cherry and blackberry fruit. But then it finishes elegant and granite infused with some firm tannins and terrific freshness. Graceful, vividly fruity, transparent and structured. What more can you ask for? Amazing wine
Mega grapey nose off the bat. But also tons of crushed granite. Tons of soil inflected aromas. Smells like fresh potting soil and black fruits. Stunning nose once it gets going and shakes off the grapyness. Palate is dense and packed and I mean packed with pure black cherry and blackberry fruit. But then it finishes elegant and granite infused with some firm tannins and terrific freshness. Graceful, vividly fruity, transparent and structured. What more can you ask for? Amazing wine
Mar 17th, 2018
Meaty, autumnal, peppercorn, quite mature and lacking much intrigue at this point.
Meaty, autumnal, peppercorn, quite mature and lacking much intrigue at this point.
Jan 9th, 2018
These were a fantastic pair. The Sept Vignes, very pure and spacious whilst the La Chapelle echoed its flavours and added another degree of density. Lovely wines - 2015
These were a fantastic pair. The Sept Vignes, very pure and spacious whilst the La Chapelle echoed its flavours and added another degree of density. Lovely wines - 2015
Aug 4th, 2017