Thibaud Boudignon, Savennieres "La Vigne Cendree", 2023 (1.5L) NO WINE SEARCHER loaded with ripe tangerine and

loaded with ripe tangerine and stone fruit but tightened by the briny

but the acidity is so high it practically vanishes

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

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

including wild strawberries

Thibaud Boudignon, Savennieres "La Vigne Cendree", 2023 (1.5L) NO WINE SEARCHER loaded with ripe tangerine andMagnum 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,