A selection from old vines and made only in good years, Landrat-Guyollot’s Carte Noire is rich and creamy, with concentrated white and yellow fruit flavors, some melon, white currants and pink grapefruit. Weighty, promising aging over 5 years.
— R.V.
(9/1/2007)
Mineral and spice notes dominate this full-bodied wine. It is ripe and rich—the more mineral side balanced with yellow fruit and a touch of pepper. Age this rich wine for 2–3 years.
— R.V.
(9/1/2012)
Moving toward the more tropical fruit spectrum of Sauvignon Blanc, this is round, with apricot and pineapple flavors. There is a fine streak of citrusy acidity that lifts the ripe fruit.
— R.V.
(9/1/2012)
A rounded wine, this is full of ripe white fruits that are laced with a citrus note. It does have a herbal tang, although this is finely integrated into the finish’s ripe final texture.
— R.V.
(9/1/2012)
Light and fresh, this is elegant with green fruits, yellow peach, a mineral layer and citrus. A rambarde was a flat-bottomed boat which used to transport wine from the Loire to Paris.
— R.V.
(9/1/2007)
The other wine of Pouilly-sur-Loire (way behind Pouilly-Fumé in quantity) is this Chasselas grape-based wine, from a much older tradition. This example shows delicious honeysuckle aromas and flavors of honey, flowers and nuts. A rarity, but a style that shouldn’t disappear.
— R.V.
(10/1/2007)