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Sharon Bowman

Sharon Bowman
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Ctes du Marmandais.

I have dabbled* last week and this week in a white and a red from Stphanie Roussel. A white of Sauvignon Gris, a vine I have no acointance with but adored from the get-go for its leesy brilliance. (Esp. with langoustines or tuna rillettes.)

Her domaine red, a blend of largely Cabernet Franc with the odd Merlot, Syrah (!), Cabernet Sauvignon and a couple of indigenous dohickeys, was nature-y, funky-rootsy, but in an appreciable, rather than an eye-rolling way.

These be good finds. I shall seek them again. Or go back to the same place and take bottles away (it is a wine bar/wine shop).

*By which I mean I had a glass with lunch.
 
originally posted by Zachary Ross:
They are lucky their appellation doesn't rhyme with "fart."
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Oh, psh, I hope I didn't take the, uh, wind out of Pcharmant's sails.

Awesomely for the Pcharmant appellation is that a good chteau is Saint-Exupry, family of, yes, the man known for writing Le Petit Prince, but perhaps better known for being a war pilot and doing all kinds of heroic feats, crashing in the Sahara desert, being in the Resistance, etc.
 
Sharon, have you checked out Elian Da Ros' wines? Nice marmandaise stuff. Id like to check out this producer you speak of as well.
 
originally posted by Sharon Bowman:
my little appellation(Looks left, looks right.)

Côtes du Marmandais.

I have dabbled* last week and this week in a white and a red from Stéphanie Roussel. A white of Sauvignon Gris, a vine I have no acointance with but adored from the get-go for its leesy brilliance. (Esp. with langoustines or tuna rillettes.)

Her domaine red, a blend of largely Cabernet Franc with the odd Merlot, Syrah (!), Cabernet Sauvignon and a couple of indigenous dohickeys, was nature-y, funky-rootsy, but in an appreciable, rather than an eye-rolling way.

These be good finds. I shall seek them again. Or go back to the same place and take bottles away (it is a wine bar/wine shop).

*By which I mean I had a glass with lunch.
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Sounds groovy. I'll have to track some down. I've been digging on the SW lately. I just had a couple of wines last week from another wierdo apellation (Not SW Though) Saint-Pourçain from Centre-Loire that you'd probably like. Both wines from Grosbot-Barbara. The 2009 White was a Chardonnay and Tressallier blend. The Tressallier really takes over. Really bright wine that bordered on bracing but with a slight waxy weight that really balanced it out. The 2008 Red was all Gamay. Really crunchy high-toned Gamay. I can't wait to try the 2009 of this when it is released. Definitely worth checking out. Pretty cheap also. Probably around $13-$14 or so retail here.
 
Wait, I just let myself google something for me. Roussel's domaine is Chateau Lassolle? And we all thought Pécharmant has a funny name.
 
originally posted by john McCarthy:
originally posted by Sharon Bowman:
my little appellation(Looks left, looks right.)

Côtes du Marmandais.

I have dabbled* last week and this week in a white and a red from Stéphanie Roussel. A white of Sauvignon Gris, a vine I have no acointance with but adored from the get-go for its leesy brilliance. (Esp. with langoustines or tuna rillettes.)

Her domaine red, a blend of largely Cabernet Franc with the odd Merlot, Syrah (!), Cabernet Sauvignon and a couple of indigenous dohickeys, was nature-y, funky-rootsy, but in an appreciable, rather than an eye-rolling way.

These be good finds. I shall seek them again. Or go back to the same place and take bottles away (it is a wine bar/wine shop).

*By which I mean I had a glass with lunch.
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Sounds groovy. I'll have to track some down. I've been digging on the SW lately. I just had a couple of wines last week from another wierdo apellation (Not SW Though) Saint-Pourçain from Centre-Loire that you'd probably like. Both wines from Grosbot-Barbara. The 2009 White was a Chardonnay and Tressallier blend. The Tressallier really takes over. Really bright wine that bordered on bracing but with a slight waxy weight that really balanced it out. The 2008 Red was all Gamay. Really crunchy high-toned Gamay. I can't wait to try the 2009 of this when it is released. Definitely worth checking out. Pretty cheap also. Probably around $13-$14 or so retail here.
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i used to drink tons of grosbot-barbara until my retailer stopped carrying them. i remember not too long ago they were $9 wines.
where are you finding them? are they still brought in by wine traditions?
 
originally posted by Bill Lundstrom:
originally posted by john McCarthy:
originally posted by Sharon Bowman:
my little appellation(Looks left, looks right.)

Côtes du Marmandais.

I have dabbled* last week and this week in a white and a red from Stéphanie Roussel. A white of Sauvignon Gris, a vine I have no acointance with but adored from the get-go for its leesy brilliance. (Esp. with langoustines or tuna rillettes.)

Her domaine red, a blend of largely Cabernet Franc with the odd Merlot, Syrah (!), Cabernet Sauvignon and a couple of indigenous dohickeys, was nature-y, funky-rootsy, but in an appreciable, rather than an eye-rolling way.

These be good finds. I shall seek them again. Or go back to the same place and take bottles away (it is a wine bar/wine shop).

*By which I mean I had a glass with lunch.
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Sounds groovy. I'll have to track some down. I've been digging on the SW lately. I just had a couple of wines last week from another wierdo apellation (Not SW Though) Saint-Pourçain from Centre-Loire that you'd probably like. Both wines from Grosbot-Barbara. The 2009 White was a Chardonnay and Tressallier blend. The Tressallier really takes over. Really bright wine that bordered on bracing but with a slight waxy weight that really balanced it out. The 2008 Red was all Gamay. Really crunchy high-toned Gamay. I can't wait to try the 2009 of this when it is released. Definitely worth checking out. Pretty cheap also. Probably around $13-$14 or so retail here.
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i used to drink tons of grosbot-barbara until my retailer stopped carrying them. i remember not too long ago they were $9 wines.
where are you finding them? are they still brought in by wine traditions?
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Yup.
 
originally posted by Matteo Mollo:
Sharon, have you checked out Elian Da Ros' wines? Nice marmandaise stuff. Id like to check out this producer you speak of as well.
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No, I haven't yet. I'd like to, now, though.
 
originally posted by john McCarthy:
I just had a couple of wines last week from another wierdo apellation (Not SW Though) Saint-Pourçain from Centre-Loire that you'd probably like. Both wines from Grosbot-Barbara. The 2009 White was a Chardonnay and Tressallier blend. The Tressallier really takes over. Really bright wine that bordered on bracing but with a slight waxy weight that really balanced it out. The 2008 Red was all Gamay. Really crunchy high-toned Gamay. I can't wait to try the 2009 of this when it is released. Definitely worth checking out. Pretty cheap also. Probably around $13-$14 or so retail here.
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Interesting. I haven't had white Saint-Pourçain in a long time. I have a friend whose childhood home is maybe 10km from Saint-Pourçain, so I've been there a number of times (and swum in the Sioule); it's been interesting to see the wines there improving over the years. I had a really good Méthode Traditionnelle from Domaine Laurent a year or so ago.

I used to think I hated Tressallier, but clearly it's time for a new check-in.

Kind of like how Valençay used to be undrinkable, and now there is some respectable stuff being made there.
 
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