Domaine Mark Angeli Ferme de la Sansonnière La Lune Noire 2020 Bouteille (75cl)
Domaine Mark Angeli Ferme de la Sansonnière La Lune Noire 2020 is a Loire white wine produced by Mark Angeli under the Vin de France designation. This cuvée is made exclusively from Chenin Blanc. La Lune Noire comes from a unique geological zone within the La Lune lieu-dit, characterized by a small knoll with black soils originating from coal. The wine is aged for 24 months in wooden barrels, highlighting the uniqueness of this parcel selection.
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
- La Lune Noire
- Millésime
- 2020
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.
La Lune Noire
La Lune Noire is a single-plot dry white Chenin wine marketed separately by Ferme de la Sansonnière as a Vin de France. It originates from a geological singularity located within La Lune, characterized by black Carboniferous soil. Its long barrel aging and very limited production set it apart from the La Lune cuvée.
- Origin of the cuvée name
- The name refers to the black Carboniferous soil of the small hill from which the wine originates, located within the La Lune sector.
- Cuvée creation year
- 2018
- Style of the cuvée
- Dry, concentrated, and structured Chenin blanc, marked by ample texture, a strong mineral expression, and a long aging potential.
- Position within the range
- Rare, high-end single-plot cuvée, positioned above La Lune in the hierarchy of the estate's Chenins.
Histoire de la cuvée
The cuvée is documented starting from the 2018 vintage. It was created to isolate the expression of a small hill with black Carboniferous soil located within the terroir that gives rise to La Lune.
