Philippe Chevarin
2020 Philippe Chevarin La Décrue
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$49.00
Description
WINEMAKER: Philippe Chevarin
REGION: Loire Valley, FR
VARIETAL: Gamay, Gamay Teinturier
VITICULTURE: Organic
Don't let the colour fool you, this is a bright, fresh springtime red, built for chill. Direct press gamay and gamay teinturier (hence the deeper hue). Juicy, a little wild, bright red fruits, minerality and freshness in spades. Zero adds.
For a little over 20 years Philippe Chevarin was an audio engineer, touring the world focused on live music. Bigger events and a grueling schedule meant it was time for a change. He was introduced to Rene Mosse & Pierre Olivier Bonhomme via family friend Thierry Puzelat, and he was instantly inspired. He enrolled to study viticulture and oenology and took on a two-year placement staging with Jacques and Agnes Carroget of Domaine de la Paonnerie. Jacques became a mentor to Philippe and assisted him in finding old vineyards of his own in the area.
In 2014 Philippe began working with 2.8 hectares of vines. For this first harvest he sold the fruit to Rene Mosse and Pierre-Olivier Bonhomme. 2015 would be the first vintage he undertook the vineyard work full-time, and the first year processing the grapes and bottling the wine under his own label. He now works 5.3ha of vines in and around Oudon, this small hamlet is classified as Coteaux d’Ancenis and lies between Nantes and Angers.
2020 Philippe Chevarin La Décrue
$49.00
SPÖN PICKS
SPÖN Bottle Shop & Wine Bar: Made for Discovery
A 50-seater wine bar; Inspired by the charming, drink-in bottle shops hidden throughout the cobblestone streets of Europe, explore a rotating world of natural, organic, rare & vintage wines, and craft beers sourced from Australia and across the globe.
Born in Newtown
Nestled in the vibrant heart of Newtown – We created SPÖN as a cozy neighbourhood bottle shop and wine bar that feels relaxed, welcoming and distinctly its own. Creative, a little gritty, a little playful and always full of something new & unexpected — just like Newtown.
A bottle shop with a bar problem.
SPÖN - a discovery-led hybrid bottle-shop/Wine bar experience. Browse the shelves, grab a bottle and drink it at the bar — or pull up a stool and explore a daily rotating board of over 15+ distinct wines being poured by the glass. SPÖN is built around drinking what interests you.
Come curious. Leave with a new favourite.
We don’t tell you what to drink. You don’t need to know your varietals, regions or vintages, and you certainly don’t need to pretend you do. Tell us what you like, hate, what you’ve tried or curious about — we’ll take it from there. Sometimes the best bottle is the one you didn’t know you wanted.