Thibaud Boudignon Savennieres La Vigne Cendree 2023 web-unpublished vinous texture

vinous texture

sourced from Premier Cru vineyards in the Vallée de la Marne

no veil ever forms

with aromas of bergamot

This impressive chardonnay is defined by its linear precision and consistent tension

Thibaud Boudignon Savennieres La Vigne Cendree 2023 web-unpublished vinous textureIf Boudignon is the star of the new Loire, La Vigne Cendree "the ashen vine" is one of his most distinctive parcels. It's a tiny half hectare plot perched high above the Chateau de Varennes, ringed by trees, sitting on a singular mosaic of purple schist, granite, and clayey silt. Thibaud bought the plot in 2014 and replanted with massale selection the following year. The farming is organic, leaning biodynamic; fermentation is with native yeast, malo