Sancerre La Terre des Anges

Domaine Laporte

Sancerre La Terre des Anges

Producer
Domaine Laporte

Country
France

Region
Loire Valley

Sub-Region
Upper Loire

Appellation
Sancerre

Farming
Sustainable, Organic (Ecocert), Vegan

Varietals
100% Sauvignon Blanc

Vineyards & Viticulture
4.8 hectares in the heart of the slope, named La Terre des Anges (Land of the Angels). The slope was initially developed by Augustine monks.

Soils
Clay and flint with small stones

Harvest & Vinification
After pneumatic pressing and gentle racking at low temperature, the wine ferments in stainless steel tanks with native yeast. It is then matured on fine lees until bottling in the following June. No malolactic fermentation.