A 20-hectare estate anchored in Anjou Noir
Our estate, with its oceanic soul, is rooted in the Armorican bedrock. Out of 23 hectares of land, 18 are planted with vines spread over 6 different terroirs. The hillsides are shaped by the meandering Layon River, offering a multitude of different exposures and a whole range of terroirs.
A 20-hectare estate anchored in Anjou Noir
Our estate, with its oceanic soul, is rooted in the Armorican bedrock. Out of 23 hectares of land, 18 are planted with vines spread over 6 different terroirs. The hillsides are shaped by the meandering Layon River, offering a multitude of different exposures and a whole range of terroirs.
A 20-hectare estate anchored in Anjou Noir
Our estate, with its oceanic soul, is rooted in the Armorican bedrock. Out of 23 hectares of land, 18 are planted with vines spread over 6 different terroirs. The hillsides are shaped by the meandering Layon River, offering a multitude of different exposures and a whole range of terroirs.
In the heart of a wine village
Le Domaine Terre de l’Élu se situe à Saint Aubin de Luigné, au cœur de la vallée du Layon, une petite vallée intégrée dans les appellations du Val de Loire.
Nos vignes sont réparties autour du village, entre Chaume et Ardenay, sur la rive droite du Layon.
A terroir of schist and quartz
The entire estate is in the Anjou Noir terroir. On a schist bedrock, this part of the Armorican massif offers a wide variety of volcanic and metamorphic rocks. Twisted and moulded by geological folding and erosion, they reveal quartz pebbles on the surface of silty-sandy or silty-clay soils, or dark pebbles with bluish, grey or volet reflections, such as phtanite, spilite, cinerite (compressed volcanic ash), sandstone and blue schist.
Anjou's mild climate
Our small valley forms a transition zone between oceanic (Atlantic) and continental (Touraine) influences. This translates into good rainfall and prevailing westerly winds, as well as mild temperatures that are higher in our valleys.
The “south-facing slopes” effect accentuates sunshine, raising temperatures and drying out the soil. The dark colour of our soils also favours this phenomenon, which benefits the plants. This gives our Layon hillsides a Mediterranean feel.
Nos lieux-dits : un archipel constitué de plusieurs ilots parcellaires
Les vins du domaine sont issus de 6 lieux-dits, correspondant chacun à un terroir spécifique : L’Aiglerie, Les Barres, Les Bruandières, les Gaudumaux, Chaume, Le Vaux.
Cette mosaïque nous permet de combiner au sein de notre gamme des expressions parcellaires à forte identité comme des assemblages plus complexes combinant plusieurs facettes d’un même cépage.
