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The Anjou Blanc is produced from a two-hectare plot referred to as “Le Vent dans les Saules” (the wind in the willows” because of the willow tree at the edge of the vineyard. Laurent’s grandfather planted this isolated vineyard in the 1980’s which has a soil of carboniferous schist with a fertile clay topsoil. Laurent tells the story of how the “old-timers” liked to “wax poetic” about the remarkable quality of these soils. Laurent allows the natural plants to grow between the rows which pushes the root system down into the schist and mitigates the rich topsoil’s effect on the vine. He has chosen a trellis system named “cordon bilateral” that yields very small berries. The grapes are fermented in 5-year-old barrels after which the wine matures in the same barrels for about 6 months before being bottled.
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Domaine du Pas Saint Martin is a small family domain located near the town of Saumur in the Loire. It is set among troglodyte caves formed out of ancient fossilized marine life that covered the Saumur region 10 million years ago. During the religious wars of the Middle Ages these caves served as secret places of worship.
Today, Laurent Charrier runs the domain which is a certified organic farm. Laurent’s father was not interested in producing wine and thus in 1994 when Laurent took over the responsibility of the domain, with the help of his mother, he picked up where his grandfather had left off. He immediately set out to acquire certification for organic farming which he received in 1997. The family’s vineyards are primarily in the appellation of Saumur with additional small holdings in Anjou and Coteaux du Layon. The average age of the vines is 30 years with certain parcels being considerably older.
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