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[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22.3″][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Domaine Philippe Livera” subhead=”Gevrey-Chambertin | C\u00f4te de Nuits | Burgundy” text_orientation=”center” background_overlay_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.25)” _builder_version=”3.21.4″ title_font_size=”50″ subhead_font_size=”20px” background_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0)” background_image=”http:\/\/www.northberkeleyimports.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/cdn_barrels_portfolio_web.jpg” button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off”][\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22.3″][et_pb_row padding_mobile=”off” make_equal=”on” column_padding_mobile=”on” admin_label=”row” module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_color=”#fcf4de” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” width=”89%” width_tablet=”80%” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”89%” max_width_tablet=”80%” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” make_fullwidth=”on”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|2% ||2% ” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”USP” _builder_version=”3.0.87″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” text_orientation=”justified” custom_margin=”|2%||2%” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]\"Domaine<\/a>The key to discovering the extraordinary diversity of Gevrey-Chambertin is found in the cellars of Domaine Livera<\/strong>. These are wines that are both striking in their fidelity to the Livera family\u2019s exemplary terroir and memorable for their uncanny ability to translate Gevrey\u2019s earthy seduction to the glass.<\/p>\n

The family\u2019s honest approach to winemaking for us was a revelation, when we first met this native Gevrey clan more than two decades ago. Their ancient, ice-cold cellar (in which barrels of wine share space with homemade saucisson<\/i>) and the faded pictures of family members in the vineyards over the ancient hearth give you a sense of just how connected the Liveras are with the rugged beauty and generations-deep winemaking traditions of Gevrey.<\/p>\n

Today Damien Livera is at the helm, the fourth generation of Livera winemakers in Gevrey, and has quickly established himself as one of the top young winemakers in the C\u00f4te de Nuits. So much so that we have to fight hard each vintage to secure the wines we want, in competition with locals who have finally discovered this impeccable source of authentic Gevrey wines.<\/p>\n

What sets the Liveras apart is their attention to Gevrey\u2019s collection of unique terroirs. To a one, the family\u2019s villages-level <\/i>vineyards are natural extensions of premier cru plots; and as such these wines overachieve every vintage, with fine tannins and rich textures, not to mention an uncanny ability to age far above their station.
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Winemaker Damien Livera since he took over the estate in the late 2000s has effected a sea change in how the family’s vines are cared for, pushing for lower yields and healthier, more balanced fruit\u2014and the quality of his wines has certainly followed suit. Vineyards are cared for sustainably, which includes plowing the soils (no herbicides) and using indigenous yeasts in the cellar. A majority of the estate\u2019s older Pinot Noir vines were planted in the 1950s and 1960s.<\/p>\n

Grapes are harvested by hand and mostly destemmed, fermented in tank and then aged in French oak barrels in the family\u2019s very cold cellars. (Malolactic fermentations on average here are very slow, sometimes extending over a year.) The family uses from 25 percent new oak on base wines to 40 percent on villages<\/em>-level wines; and between 50 to 100 percent for grand crus. Our selections are bottled unfined and unfiltered.
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A Gevrey-sourced, spicy and earthy red from vines planted in the 1960s. Deep, succulent and delivers far above its station.<\/p>\n

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