This felt fairly muted but showed promising signs behind the closed curtains. Quite brooding with dark fruits and grippy tannins. Did not have any sediment unlike its more welcoming sibling La Chapelle of the same vintage.
Based on this specimen I will leave the subsequent bottles into cellar for at least couple years.
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I did not notice the syrupyness or hotness which some previous tasters had noted. Sure it had high toned red and dark fruit but still felt refreshing by the supporting structure of acids and fairly tamed tannins. There was surprisingly lot of sediment in the bottle. Quite different from Godefroy of same vintage that was slightly closed and had zero sediment.
For me this feels ready right now but considering the experience with Godefroy it's possible there is some bottle variation in play.
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2020 Château Thivin Côte de Brouilly Cuvée Godefroy
4/21/2024 - epokal wrote: 90 Points
This felt fairly muted but showed promising signs behind the closed curtains. Quite brooding with dark fruits and grippy tannins. Did not have any sediment unlike its more welcoming sibling La Chapelle of the same vintage.
Based on this specimen I will leave the subsequent bottles into cellar for at least couple years.
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2020 Château Thivin Côte de Brouilly Cuvée La Chapelle
4/19/2024 - epokal Likes this wine: 92 Points
I did not notice the syrupyness or hotness which some previous tasters had noted. Sure it had high toned red and dark fruit but still felt refreshing by the supporting structure of acids and fairly tamed tannins. There was surprisingly lot of sediment in the bottle. Quite different from Godefroy of same vintage that was slightly closed and had zero sediment.
For me this feels ready right now but considering the experience with Godefroy it's possible there is some bottle variation in play.
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2021 Mas de Daumas Gassac Pont de Gassac
4/12/2024 - epokal wrote: 90 Points
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