Château Thivin

Cuvée Zaccharie Côte de Brouilly Gamay

9.2145 ratings
9.345 pro ratings
Côte de Brouilly, Beaujolais, Burgundy, France
Gamay
Chicken, Game, Turkey, Duck, Goose
Top Notes For
Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.2

Smells very very ripe. Sur maturite big time. Dark black cherry fruit, dark blueberry. Some earth and funk. Very ripe. More soon. 9.3 to 9.2 this leaned into 15 too much and was muddied and roasted.

Smells very very ripe. Sur maturite big time. Dark black cherry fruit, dark blueberry. Some earth and funk. Very ripe. More soon. 9.3 to 9.2 this leaned into 15 too much and was muddied and roasted.

Oct 12th, 2023
Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.1

This is very well made and has freshness, energy and dynamism but the fruit is roasted and pruny. Very good winemaking here but hard to avoid this type of fruit profile in 15 Beaujolais. And as it ages it gets more exaggerated.

This is very well made and has freshness, energy and dynamism but the fruit is roasted and pruny. Very good winemaking here but hard to avoid this type of fruit profile in 15 Beaujolais. And as it ages it gets more exaggerated.

Feb 25th, 2023
Josh Morgenthau

Deep, sumptuous and complex. A bit wild, feral and purple fruited with some meaty savory funk, a very Syrah-like complex of savory notes. But also extremely cool fruited, delicious. Needs 2-3 years.

Deep, sumptuous and complex. A bit wild, feral and purple fruited with some meaty savory funk, a very Syrah-like complex of savory notes. But also extremely cool fruited, delicious. Needs 2-3 years.

Dec 23rd, 2022
Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.6

Nose of smoke, leather, black cherry, granite, and more granite. Almost Cornas like. Palate is so clean, so young and so refined. Wow this is ultra clean, squeaky clean and super refined. Stunning purity and elite, sleek tannins. So suave and elegant. This is young but so well made. Will only get better with air. Unreal. Will be back. 9.5 to 9.6 with air. Wow. So refined and amazing granite/ripe fruit balance.

Nose of smoke, leather, black cherry, granite, and more granite. Almost Cornas like. Palate is so clean, so young and so refined. Wow this is ultra clean, squeaky clean and super refined. Stunning purity and elite, sleek tannins. So suave and elegant. This is young but so well made. Will only get better with air. Unreal. Will be back. 9.5 to 9.6 with air. Wow. So refined and amazing granite/ripe fruit balance.

Oct 12th, 2022
Josh Morgenthau

So intense. Some game and herb and muscle makes this reminiscent of light cornas, but with an explosion of generous, uniquely Beaujolais fruit. Licorice and quinquina tonic.

So intense. Some game and herb and muscle makes this reminiscent of light cornas, but with an explosion of generous, uniquely Beaujolais fruit. Licorice and quinquina tonic.

Jul 9th, 2022
Tom Casagrande

This wine is revelatory. I have not had a Beaujolais that has aged so well or taken on such a unique character. The intense, ripe, tangy Gamay fruit is there, but is both mellowed a bit and conversely is very intense. Also, of course, loads of crushed granite. In the mouth, it has more of a Bordeaux or Burgundy mouthfeel, not hard crunchy Beaujolais. Great acidity and length. Wonderful purity.

This wine is revelatory. I have not had a Beaujolais that has aged so well or taken on such a unique character. The intense, ripe, tangy Gamay fruit is there, but is both mellowed a bit and conversely is very intense. Also, of course, loads of crushed granite. In the mouth, it has more of a Bordeaux or Burgundy mouthfeel, not hard crunchy Beaujolais. Great acidity and length. Wonderful purity.

Aug 11th, 2019
Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.4

Takes and hour but stunning nose, ash, tar, floral, damson, juicy and dense, so pure, elegantly textures. So fresh. Mint, amazing density. Hugely fresh and sweet.

Takes and hour but stunning nose, ash, tar, floral, damson, juicy and dense, so pure, elegantly textures. So fresh. Mint, amazing density. Hugely fresh and sweet.

Oct 3rd, 2017
Max Reichwage

Brambly, dense, spicy, very fine Brouilly

Brambly, dense, spicy, very fine Brouilly

Aug 5th, 2017
Josh Morgenthau

Wow. SO good. So clean, expressive, structured. Has the character, wild elegance and terroir of burgundy. This vineyard is amazing. Consistently so rocky and granitic, full of austere and noble blackberry fruit, amazing sappy concentration. Handles the heat of the vintage with Jedi mastery, yielding a wine with good acid, fantastic fruit and incredible mineral structure.

Wow. SO good. So clean, expressive, structured. Has the character, wild elegance and terroir of burgundy. This vineyard is amazing. Consistently so rocky and granitic, full of austere and noble blackberry fruit, amazing sappy concentration. Handles the heat of the vintage with Jedi mastery, yielding a wine with good acid, fantastic fruit and incredible mineral structure.

1 person found it helpfulDec 16th, 2021
Ira Schwartz

A brooding nose of dark fruits and earth with no signs of alcohol. Full body but the acidity keeps things in line. A mixture of red and blue fruit, and iron all surrounded by a core of juiciness. An easy cellar candidate .

A brooding nose of dark fruits and earth with no signs of alcohol. Full body but the acidity keeps things in line. A mixture of red and blue fruit, and iron all surrounded by a core of juiciness. An easy cellar candidate .

1 person found it helpfulMar 23rd, 2021