What terroirs do the vines of the Richard Leroy estate in Rablay-sur-Layon rest on?
The Richard Leroy estate benefits from two exceptional terroirs in the Anjou noir. The Noëls de Montbenault plot, of approximately two hectares, is planted on a windy hilltop slope in Faye d'Anjou, on shallow, rocky soil composed of dense volcanic rhyolites, rich in iron, magnesium, feldspar and quartz. Le Clos des Rouliers, smaller in size, rests on sandy, gritstone schists. These two terroirs, situated on schists and volcanic rocks, lend the wines a striking mineral precision that constitutes the estate's stylistic signature and clearly distinguishes it from the rest of the Anjou vineyard.
