Domaine Grosbot-Barbara

Saint Pourcain Rouge 'La Côte Montgeorge' 2023

Name: Saint Pourcain Rouge 'La Côte Montgeorge' 2023
Brand: Domaine Grosbot-Barbara
SKU: MONTGEORGEstpourcain23
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We've been drinking a lot of wines from Saint-Pourcain these days: a little hidden mountainous satellite of the Loire, situated in the Auvergne. Pinot and Gamay rule the roost here, and provide an incredible bang for buck. The Montgeorge, planted in Southern exposure on clay and limestone, provides a dense, structured and almost brooding expression. A match for Burgundy and Beaujolais lovers looking for something new and unique.

-Meri

The appellation of Saint-Pourçain is situated in the center of France, in the Allier department and is considered part of the Centre-Loire.This region is better known to wine professionals for its forests of prized oak trees used in barrel production than for its wines. The appellation, ranging approximately 5 kilometers in width and 30 kilometers in length, spreads throughout 19 communes with vineyards planted on a series of hillsides to the west of the Allier River. The history of vineyards in this area dates back to before the Romans, when the Phoenicians settled here and planted vines. In fact, they claimed to have civilized the barbarians with wine. During the 13th and 14th centuries the wines of Saint-Pourçain were highly esteemed. They traveled up to Paris via the Allier and Loire rivers and were favored by Popes, royalty and the aristocracy alike. By the end of the 18th century the vineyards of Saint-Pourçain covered more than 8,000 hectares. Today the vineyards total 600 hectares. The appellation received AOC status in 2009.

Denis Barbara farms several separate parcels of land totaling 8 hectares. Two thirds of his production is in red wine. He works alone except for the harvest and does much of the vineyard work by hand. He keeps his yields very low by bud pruning “ebourgeonnage” in the spring and green harvesting in the summer after “veraison”. He cultivates grasses between all the rows and does not use insecticides, pesticides or chemical fertilizer in his vineyards. All of his wines are fermented with indigenous yeasts.

Saint Pourcain Rouge 'La Côte Montgeorge' 2023

Saint Pourcain Rouge 'La Côte Montgeorge' 2023

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