Le Fief Noir Anjou Cartelles 2022 060526OFFER and they are the reason

and they are the reason a Santenay can carry the concentration and detail you would expect from more famous villages up the road

with the exact blend kept secret and changed each year

Not very oaky

juicy red berries mingle with citrus zest and a whisper of spice

It rests close to four years on its lees in the chalk cellars beneath Reims

Le Fief Noir Anjou Cartelles 2022 060526OFFER and they are the reasonChenin Blanc from the 'Anjou Noir'named for the black schist rock that defines this corner of the Loire Valley. Le Fief Noir (meaning 'the black plot') was established in 2014 by Dominique Sirot and Alexis Soulas, who met in Corsica and searched dozens of estates before settling in Saint Lambert du Lattay. Cartelles is a single vineyard cuve from soils of white sand and quartz over schist, aged 80% in stoneware jars (an unusual choice that preserves