Les Vieilles Vignes Des Blanderies 2012
Mark Angeli in 1984 decided to settle in the Loire a man from Marseilles, creating his little Domaine Ferme De La Sansonnière in Anjou in the village Thourace. Eight hectares of vineyards as well Breton cows “Le Pois noir”, which produces top quality manure, two hectares of wheat and an orchard of 3000 square meters. Mark uses electricity from solar panels, he is heated by a wood heater, travels on a car with compressed air, and uses a rectified tractor working with sunflower oil, grown by himself. The vines are not plowed, but only buttage (is a cultural operation which consists in bringing back the earth in the form of "butte" at the foot of the plants) is the practice used, while the grass is removed only when strictly necessary. The vines grow without any support so they can enjoy maximum lighting on both sides. The same philosophy is followed in the cellar: only the perfectly berries ripe and healthy are vinified; most of the operations are performed man