2018 Ferme de la Sansonniere (Mark Angeli), Les Fouchardes Blanc VdF Grape_Valdiguie dry-farmed plots on granite and

dry-farmed plots on granite and schist soils within 15 kilometers of the Atlantic

often employing the 'capón' technique to intensify sugar concentration and character in the piñas prior to harvest

and his wines are pleasure-driven benchmarks that proudly show Luis’ skill in winemaking

and only recently began to commercialize them

2018 Ferme de la Sansonniere (Mark Angeli), Les Fouchardes Blanc VdF Grape_Valdiguie dry-farmed plots on granite andMark Angeli leads La Ferme de la Sansonnire in Thouarc, Anjou, where he has managed his land under biodynamic principles since he purchased the estate in 1989. This monopole wine is made from Chenin Blanc vines planted in the 1970s, which take root in a terroir defined by red clay and schist. In the glass, it presents an oily, full bodied texture with structured acidity, offering persistent notes of honey, stone fruit, and earth. The 2018 vintage was