Community Tasting Notes 17

• vr.bart Likes this wine: 93 points

  February 4, 2024 - This has softened incredibly well. It was too acidic a few years ago.Not anymore. With enough time in decanter this starts to shed its barnyard notes and reveal a fruity core on the nose. The palette is quite rich and intens. I like this so much more than the previous bottle I opened up a few years back. I am quite curious how this well age further. I got 3 bottles left.. enough to find out!

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• WojteG Does not like this wine: 86 points

  September 16, 2023 - This is my 4th Beaujolais from this winery and it's supposed to be the best cuvée, but I had many better wines from this AOC. My main problem - high acidity. I guess this is the distinctive style of this winery. Unfortunately acidity is too dominant and breaks everything else. The smell is just wonderful - barnyard ( very finessed), mandarin ( very strong aroma), earth, leather (I like it), herbs.
  Taste? Mandarin, herbs, red cherry, red currant, spice. Tannins are too shy, because acidity is...yes, you know the answer.
  Vinous - 94
  JS - 94
  RP - 93
  WE - 93
  CT - 90
  I try to understand what I am missing just to like this wine, because I like wines with high acidity and tannins, but in this case there is no balance, no harmony.
  Put it simple - this juice is too sour.

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• Ernestas Likes this wine: 90 points

  June 24, 2023 - One of the top producers in Cote de Brouilly, built in 15th century on an ancient volcano. They played a pivotal role in creation of Cote de Brouilly appelation. Cuvee Zaccharie is their grand vin, aged for 9 months in oak, 10% new. Its not an ordinary Gamay with deep ruby colour, quite concentrated with tight extra fine tannins. Deep garnet colour, ruby hue. Medium+ intensity aroma of cherries, plums, jammy and earthy hints, sweet briar, leather, spices. Medium body, tangy and fresh, saline hints, high acidity.

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• vr.bart Likes this wine: 91 points

  April 10, 2022 - Has come together much more than a year ago.

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• Eriklainen wrote:

  April 8, 2021 - I have to stop buying Bojo. Even at this level - what's up with the Ipecac smell. I thought the oak somehow would balance things out but in vain.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2016
• Type Red
• Producer Château Thivin
• Varietal Gamay
• Designation Cuvée Zaccharie
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Burgundy
• SubRegion Beaujolais
• Appellation Côte de Brouilly
• UPC Code 3493540152174

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• In Cellars 238 (63%)
• Consumed 140 (37%)

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