2018 was a vintage that provided wines with a fine balance not seen since perhaps 2014. This means that these wine, with broad orchard fruits and spice, are raring to go from the get-go otherwise, as with all of Mark’s production, this’ll reward after years in a cool, dark space.
Mark Angeli set up shop in the Côteaux-du-Layon in 1990 where he’s since set about redefining the potential of the wines from his small corner of the Loire Valley, best known for producing tidal waves of dull sweet wines. Today he’s broadened the focus on his farm, with a keen eye on increasing biodiversity, and not only produces world-class wines but a rich variety of wheat flour and apples.
2018 was a vintage that provided wines with a fine balance not seen since perhaps 2014. This means that these wine, with broad orchard fruits and spice, are raring to go from the get-go otherwise, as with all of Mark’s production, this’ll reward after years in a cool, dark space.
Mark Angeli set up shop in the Côteaux-du-Layon in 1990 where he’s since set about redefining the potential of the wines from his small corner of the Loire Valley, best known for producing tidal waves of dull sweet wines. Today he’s broadened the focus on his farm, with a keen eye on increasing biodiversity, and not only produces world-class wines but a rich variety of wheat flour and apples.
