The glorious thing about wine is that there’s no canon. Yes, there are beloved producers. Yes, we all have our favorite(s). But, there’s never any shame in not having tried a wine, region, or producer before.
This is especially true of the wines of Nicolas Barbou, whose wines you’d have had a tricky time finding. He is not yet distributed in the United States; we brought these wines in directly, exclusively for our members.
Nicholas is a young Loire Valley native, who grew up in a winemaking family. His father, Dominique, owns Domaine des Corbillières, known for its elegant sauvignon blanc. Nicolas further developed his winemaking chops nearby in Burgundy and not-so-nearby in New Zealand. He was in Vosne Romanee working with Jean Yves Bizot until 2021, when he started his own project in Touraine.
The Utopie Creative is 100% sauvignon blanc from his Oisly vineyard, sourced from 50 year old vines, and spent 20 months in bottle. Most of his barrels came through Domaine Coche Dury. Ripe with notes of bosc pear, grapefruit zest, and a freshly-rained-upon flowerbed, but marked by Barbou’s trademark balance.
Nicolas considers art and wine life’s “supreme joys” and clearly has a knack for sauvignon blanc. We’re thrilled to get to share this beauty with you.
