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    LOIRE VALLEY

    Feb 04, 2020 9 minutes

    WHITE WINES

    POUILLY-FUMÉ

    93 Domaine Landrat-Guyollot 2017 Gemme Océane (Pouilly-Fumé). This small-production wine is one of two that are labeled Cuvées Exquises by the producer. This wine takes its inspiration from the small ocean shells in the chalk soil. The terroir gives the wine great herbal flavors, very ripe pink-grapefruit flavors and final mineral-driven acidity. Let the wine age and drink from 2021. Canon de Colorado. Cellar Selection. —R.V.

    abv: 13% Price: $35

    92 Domaine des Berthiers 2016 Cuvée d’Eve (Pouilly-Fumé). This wine is now mature, a beautiful transformation into ripe almond, melon and yellow-fruit flavors with an intense tang of ripe citrus. It is perfectly ready to drink. Vineyard Brands. —R.V.

    abv: 12.5% Price: $39

    92 Domaine Landrat-Guyollot 2017 Gemme de Feu (Pouilly-Fumé). One of a pair of wines labeled Cuvées Exquises, this is intensely herbal, catty almost, and very tight. All this suggests concentrated Sauvignon Blanc: spicy, peppery and full of citrus flavors. The wine needs to age, so don’t drink before 2021. Canon de Colorado. —R.V.

    abv: 13.5% Price: $35

    92 Domaine Laporte 2018 Les Duchesses (Pouilly-Fumé). This rich wine is very complete, with all the elements—fruit and structure—in place. Its herbal edge is balanced by ripe, white-currant and lemon-zest flavors that give intensity and crispness. Drink now. Martine’s Wines. Cellar Selection. —R.V.

    abv: 13% Price: $26

    Ripe and ready, this wine is also structured. Its acidity, mineral texture and crispness are balanced by

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