Landot Noir

Landot Noir is an early 20th century by the French breeder Pierre Landot (1900 - 1942) newly grown red grape variety. It is a cross between the red variety Landal Noir and the white Villard Blanc. Between 1929 and the early 1940s bred Landot in Conzieu in the department of Ain ​​a variety of interspecific varieties in the fight against phylloxera. It is a very complex culture in which genes of Vitis labrusca wild vines, Vitis riparia, Vitis rupestris, Vitis aestivalis, Vitis cinerea, Vitis berlandieri and Vitis vinifera are available. The red wines of the variety are quite strong but due to the influence of American wild vines something unpleasant in taste ( → Fox - tone).

Due to the early maturity you will find the variety in growing areas with cool climate. In some growing areas in the United States, it is still cultivated (→ Viticulture in New Jersey, viticulture in Ohio, Winemaking in Rhode Iceland and viticulture in Maryland).

Synonym: breeding line number 4511 Landot.

Ethnicity: Landal Noir ( vulgo 244 Landot ) x Villard Blanc ( vulgo Seyve Villard 12,375 ). Seyve Villard 12.375 in turn is a crossroads of sorts Seibel 6468 x Seibel 6905 ( → Le Subéreux ).

Ampelographic varietal characteristics

The late sprouting vine matures about 5-6 days after Chasselas and is thus within the red grapes early maturing, so that they can mature in cool locations. The species is sensitive to drought and anthracnose. It also tends to coulure.

See also the article viticulture and winemaking in France in the United States and the list of grape varieties.