Domaine Mark Angeli Ferme de la Sansonnière L'Abbe Daudiere 2023 Bouteille (75cl)
The Domaine Mark Angeli Ferme de la Sansonnière presents L’Abbé Daudière 2023, a white Loire wine sold as a Vin de France. This cuvée is crafted exclusively from Chenin Blanc. It expresses the identity of Ferme de la Sansonnière, a wine estate run by Mark Angeli, through a parcel-by-parcel interpretation of Anjou's emblematic grape variety.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- White
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Loire
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Mark Angeli Ferme de la Sansonnière
- Cuvée
- L'Abbe Daudiere
- Millésime
- 2023
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Chenin Blanc
Domaine Mark Angeli Ferme de la Sansonnière
Established in Thouarcé, in the Anjou vineyard, Ferme de la Sansonnière is managed by Mark Angeli and his son Martial. The estate primarily cultivates Chenin Blanc, complemented by Grolleau, on a mosaic of schists and clays worked biodynamically. Vinifications favor native yeasts, vertical pressing, and long aging in used vessels.
- Owner
- Mark et Martial Angeli
- Maître de chais
- Mark et Martial Angeli
- Surface (ha)
- 7.80 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 20000
Histoire du domaine
The winemaking origins of Ferme de la Sansonnière date back to the 15th century, when its vines belonged to the local lord Jean de Villeneuve and were cultivated by sharecroppers. In the 19th century, the property passed to the de Russon family, based at Château de Bonnezeaux. Farmed under a sharecropping agreement since 1958, the parcel was acquired by the Cesbron family in the late 1970s. A former mason trained in viticulture at Château La Tour Blanche in Sauternes under Jean-Luc Dantou, Mark Angeli bought the farm in 1989 and applied biodynamics from his very first vintage in 1990. Despite the initial reception given to these then-marginal practices in Anjou, he benefited from the support of the Foucault brothers of Clos Rougeard; a feature by La Revue du vin de France in 1991 subsequently helped make his wines known. After producing renowned sweet Bonnezeaux, Mark Angeli gradually steered the estate toward dry or off-dry Chenin Blancs, including from parcels historically falling under Bonnezeaux, and also developed Grolleau. His son Martial now works alongside him and has participated in vinification since 2021, ensuring the estate's continuity.
L'Abbe Daudiere
L'Abbé Daudière is a single-plot Chenin blanc white wine released as Vin de France by Ferme de la Sansonnière. Professional sources associate it with a schist terroir and note a pronounced oak ageing integrated with a rich and saline core. Production is very limited.
- Style of the cuvée
- Dry, rich, and structured Chenin blanc, characterized by a strong presence of extract, marked salinity, and oak ageing that requires time to integrate.
- Position within the range
- Rare and sought-after single-plot wine, positioned among the exclusive Chenins of Ferme de la Sansonnière.
