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COTE CHALONNAISE - GIVRY

Five generations of Chofflets have toiled at this tiny 12.35 acre estate located close to the town of Givry. The current proprietor has added his son-in-law to the winery's name. Together, they produce delicious, richly fruity, stylish wines that are meant to be consumed upon release but that can be aged 5 to 10 years. They use 33% new oak for the red wines and bottle after 12 months aging in concrete vats and oak casks. There is partial destemming when the grapes are picked, a 2 week fermentation on the skins and just a slight filtration at bottling.

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Givry Rouge

The estate’s Givry AOC comes from several vineyard parcels. The grapes are entirely hand-harvested and 100% destemmed. It is aged half in tank, half in two-three year casks for one year before bottling. It is a richly fruity, stylish wine that represents excellent value and is a fine introduction to Pinot Noir from a dedicated grower.

Givry Rouge - Clos Choue 1er Cru

The Givry 1er Cru Clos de Choue vineyard is a 6 hectare south facing amphitheater vineyard composed half of very old vines, half of vines planted 10 years ago. The soil is a mixture of red clay and small stones which allows for excellent drainage. The grapes are harvested by hand and the fruit undergoes cold maceration for two days before fermentation begins. Valdenaire does two pigeages by treading each day before pressing. The wine is matured in oak casks for one year before bottling. The Clos de Choue offers intense red fruit flavors of cassis, raspeberry and wild cherry and is ready to drink on release.

Givry Rouge - Clos Jus 1er Cru

Valdenaire’s Givry 1er Cru Clos Jus comes from an east-facing hillside looking out to Chalone-sur-Saone. This ideal sloping vineyard, with stony, red clay and limestone soil, was recognized as the finest hillside site in Givry before phylloxera. The entire slope was then abandoned, and only recently replanted. Yields are naturally low and the grapes are always millerandes, making for very concentrated fruit. The wine has a pronounced smoky, black-fruit taste, suggesting the Cotes de Nuits, that caused the owners of the vineyard to wonder about the Givry-ness of the Clos Jus after their first harvests (no living person ever having tasted a Clos Jus before.) They have since learned to cherish the uniqueness of this site; indeed, in a recent comment on the Clos de Lambrays Grand Cru, the Revue du Vin de France remarks on how the Grand Cru’s “complex bouquet” recalls that of the “young and surprising Clos Jus of Givry.”

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