Stephane Bernaudeau learned the trade of winemaker from one of the Loire's leading lights, Mark Angeli of Ferme de la Sansonniere, where he learned how meticulous farming and low yields could produce fantastic dry Chenin Blanc in Anjou, a region with a reputation for sweet wines.
A new parcel in Thouarcé, an area split by the Layon river that is dominated by hillsides in Bonnezeaux which produces lightning sharp Chenin that reflects a solar concentration structured by fiery saline flavors