Thibaud Boudignon, Savennieres "La Vigne Cendree", 2023 (1.5L) NO WINE SEARCHER and each label names the

and each label names the maker and the town behind that particular batch

but Guiberteau's careful farming delivered supple tannins with crisp red fruit

showing that even a young domaine can go toe-to-toe with the classics when the terroir and the touch are right

It’s a beautifully honest

and his wines represent a deliberate counter-movement to modern Napa excess

Thibaud Boudignon, Savennieres "La Vigne Cendree", 2023 (1.5L) NO WINE SEARCHER and each label names theMagnum of La Vigne Cendre "The Ashen Vine" Boudignon's south facing, half hectare Chenin Blanc parcel high above Chteau de Varennes. Planted via massal selection in 2015 on grey schist, rhyolite and clayey silt, this is the cuve where his ambition reads loudest: full southern exposure plus a clay component give the wine real power on top of Savennires chalk and salt. The 2023 in 1. 5L shows ripe orchard fruit, beeswax, white pepper and crushed rock,