Autumn Flavors: Premier Club (October 2022)
Featured Premier Club Wines:
Andrea Scovero | 2020 Barbera Rosato | Piedmont, Italy
Derived entirely of Barbera, the raw material for this bottling emanates from the ‘free run’ juice that emerges from the early stages of vinification of Andrea's Barbera-based red wine - an important factor for understanding the fleshier and more brooding elements of this delicious bottle.
This rosé is the complete opposite end of the spectrum from Provence rosé: delicate, elegant, gorgeous. Starting with its beautiful, dusty rose color, to the gentle, floral aromatics and finally expressive flavor spectrum (fresh fruit, tart fruit, a touch of earth and nuttiness).
About: Andrea Scovero is the 4th generation of his family to farm grapes in the hills of Costigliole d’Asti, 7 miles south of the town of Asti. The 6 hectares are situated in a natural amphitheater, ‘Ciapin’ in the local dialect, providing the ideal balance of exposure and protection for his vines. Andrea credits his grandfather with teaching him everything he knows about winemaking, and he is passionate about crafting wines made in the style of his grandparents.
Andrea is a true artisan of the wine from vineyard to cellar showing the highest attention to detail. The labels are painted by an artist friend who tries to capture Andrea’s ideas and reflections of what is inside the bottle.
He has the greatest respect for his environment and for those who drink his wines. Andrea works the land biodynamically all hand harvested with no fining or filtering or added sulphites in the cellar.
Denis Valdenaire | Domaine Chofflet En Choue Givry 1er Cru | Burgundy, France
Instagram: @domainechofflet
The Givry 1er Cru Clos de Choué is packed with ripe, bright, succulent dark cherry and berry fruit. About 1600 cases are produced annually. (Importer)
About: Domaine Chofflet is located in the hillside hamlet of Russilly, in the Givry appellation, at the center of Burgundy’s Côte Chalonnaise region. The 14-hectare estate has belonged to the Chofflet family since 1710. Denis Valdenaire, son-in-law of Jean Chofflet, managed the domaine from 1986 until 2018. Among Denis notable accomplishments was being part of the replanting of the Clos Jus vineyard 30 years ago. In 2017, his son in law, Jonathan Brunot , 32 years old, joined Denis for the harvest. He took the reins fully in 2018, following Denis’s retirement.
Jonathan changed the name of the estate back to its original name, Domaine Chofflet, and renamed the Givry Rouge AOC to Givry Heritage as a tribute to both Jean Chofflet and Denis Valdenaire. Three red Givrys - the Givry Rouge Heritage AOC, 1er Cru En Choué, 1er Cru Clos Jus - and a small amount of rarely seen Givry Blanc are produced.
Farming practices: Denis and now Jonathan have been dedicated to sustainable farming for over 30 years. Denis was an early devotee of culture raisonnée practices. They prune severely in the Spring to eliminate excess growth and thereby mitigate vine diseases, enabling him to limit treatments to the absolute minimum. The soils are plowed in all of the domaine’s vineyards to break up surface roots, train the vine’s roots to penetrate deeper and foster a healthy nature ambiance. (Importer)
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