Domaine Grosbot-Barbara
S.A.S Prince Charles-Henri de Lobkowicz St. Pourçain Chardonnay Blend
Saint Pourçain, Central Vineyards, Loire Valley, France
Rich, buttery nose. minerals, high end peanut butter and deep sea air. Wood shavings. Palate is rich and velvety with top top texture. Such great acidity and cut and a wonderful, very integrated finish. Amazing sap and purity. As this airs it gets so elegant and even more integrated.
Rich, buttery nose. minerals, high end peanut butter and deep sea air. Wood shavings. Palate is rich and velvety with top top texture. Such great acidity and cut and a wonderful, very integrated finish. Amazing sap and purity. As this airs it gets so elegant and even more integrated.
Dec 5th, 2023I love this wine. So good and so unique. Nose is so mineral. Hint of butter as well. Some smoke and flintiness as well. Palate is racy, rich and so pure. Great focus and length. So clean. This wine could get a stain out of a carpet. Superb freshness, concentration and purity. Long and sapid.
I love this wine. So good and so unique. Nose is so mineral. Hint of butter as well. Some smoke and flintiness as well. Palate is racy, rich and so pure. Great focus and length. So clean. This wine could get a stain out of a carpet. Superb freshness, concentration and purity. Long and sapid.
Jan 2nd, 2023In 19 this is better than the Maltottes. Stunning wine and super pure. Perfect oak treatment.
In 19 this is better than the Maltottes. Stunning wine and super pure. Perfect oak treatment.
Apr 14th, 2022One of true great secrets of the wine world. 70% Chardonnay and 30% Tressallier. Nothing like it. Energy for days. Beautiful pillow like aromas. Candied but so barely it’s remarkable. Hint of confectionary. Stoney, so floral. Haunting. Just ridiculous. This is the best bottle of this wine I’ve had so far. There is such a purity to the aromas which are so unique because Tressallier is such a freaky grape. But it’s a fine aroma. Amazing palate. Such depth, density and acidity and a taught structure. The energy and intensity is incredible. So long, so mineral. Outrageous. This would compete in a line up of Meursault Perrieres. Structure to burn and a bright future. This will be best in 7 years I think. This is built like a brick house.
One of true great secrets of the wine world. 70% Chardonnay and 30% Tressallier. Nothing like it. Energy for days. Beautiful pillow like aromas. Candied but so barely it’s remarkable. Hint of confectionary. Stoney, so floral. Haunting. Just ridiculous. This is the best bottle of this wine I’ve had so far. There is such a purity to the aromas which are so unique because Tressallier is such a freaky grape. But it’s a fine aroma. Amazing palate. Such depth, density and acidity and a taught structure. The energy and intensity is incredible. So long, so mineral. Outrageous. This would compete in a line up of Meursault Perrieres. Structure to burn and a bright future. This will be best in 7 years I think. This is built like a brick house.
Mar 5th, 2020What a wine and age has really improved this from super great to profound. Nose is gorgeous. Hint of butter, ripe pair, apple skins, lime blossom and intriguing and deep minerality. Palate is rich and ripe but laser focused with amazing texture that is like icing. It’s so fresh. The Tressallier really is an important factor in this wine as it makes it unique texturally and gives it unreal freshness. It’s so precise and refined with terrific juiciness and lovely taut structure and incredible length. The fruit is lime and apple skins all the way. The purity is incredible as is the length. Complex mid palate and even more complex finish with structure to burn and incredible inner mouth aromas. What a wine.
What a wine and age has really improved this from super great to profound. Nose is gorgeous. Hint of butter, ripe pair, apple skins, lime blossom and intriguing and deep minerality. Palate is rich and ripe but laser focused with amazing texture that is like icing. It’s so fresh. The Tressallier really is an important factor in this wine as it makes it unique texturally and gives it unreal freshness. It’s so precise and refined with terrific juiciness and lovely taut structure and incredible length. The fruit is lime and apple skins all the way. The purity is incredible as is the length. Complex mid palate and even more complex finish with structure to burn and incredible inner mouth aromas. What a wine.
Jul 9th, 201970% Chardonnay 30% Tressalier. Stunning wine. The new new. Nose reminds me of a Lamy St. Aubin 1er Cru. Mineral, hint of framing wood, honey, beeswax, limestone almost, superb nose. Wonderful noble aromas. Palate is insane. Wow! Easily 1er Cru Burgundy quality with depth and richness to burn but firm acidity and incredible structure. Spectacularly long finish. Dense. Incredible wine from the little known St. Pourcain appellation. Has amazing aromas and purity after 30 minutes. 9.3 to 9.5.
70% Chardonnay 30% Tressalier. Stunning wine. The new new. Nose reminds me of a Lamy St. Aubin 1er Cru. Mineral, hint of framing wood, honey, beeswax, limestone almost, superb nose. Wonderful noble aromas. Palate is insane. Wow! Easily 1er Cru Burgundy quality with depth and richness to burn but firm acidity and incredible structure. Spectacularly long finish. Dense. Incredible wine from the little known St. Pourcain appellation. Has amazing aromas and purity after 30 minutes. 9.3 to 9.5.
Aug 8th, 2018
My last bottle. Great wine. Fass Selections home run. ( again).
My last bottle. Great wine. Fass Selections home run. ( again).
2 people found it helpfulJul 17th, 2021Interesting contrast with the 2016. This is a little rounder to my taste. The 2016 was more chiseled.
Interesting contrast with the 2016. This is a little rounder to my taste. The 2016 was more chiseled.
1 person found it helpfulApr 30th, 2021
Needs 30 minutes.
Nose is apricot, some elegant richness.
Palate is elegant apricot, a hint of apricot. Elegant richness. Almost some apricot pit. Some spice.
A wine from a random place that is very distinctive and also very well made.
Bought from gm fass selections.
Needs 30 minutes.
Nose is apricot, some elegant richness.
Palate is elegant apricot, a hint of apricot. Elegant richness. Almost some apricot pit. Some spice.
A wine from a random place that is very distinctive and also very well made.
Bought from gm fass selections.
The inimitable Grosbot-Barbara Chardonnay Tressallier St. Pourcain blend. A favorite of mine. Nothing like it. Nose is really terrific. Like elite 1er Cru st. Aubin. Airy, mineral and so aromatically refined. Classy minerals. Really classy. This is such an elite wine. Subtle spice. Hint of framing oak. So good. Balanced and super pure. Juicy, structured, clean and electric. Rich and energetic with a knockout finish. Amazingly precise and deep. Such a brilliant wine. It’s like white burgundy crossed with Anjou Blanc. So good
The inimitable Grosbot-Barbara Chardonnay Tressallier St. Pourcain blend. A favorite of mine. Nothing like it. Nose is really terrific. Like elite 1er Cru st. Aubin. Airy, mineral and so aromatically refined. Classy minerals. Really classy. This is such an elite wine. Subtle spice. Hint of framing oak. So good. Balanced and super pure. Juicy, structured, clean and electric. Rich and energetic with a knockout finish. Amazingly precise and deep. Such a brilliant wine. It’s like white burgundy crossed with Anjou Blanc. So good
1 person found it helpfulOct 27th, 2020