Thibaud Boudignon, Savennieres "La Vigne Cendree", 2023 (1.5L) NO WINE SEARCHER and his wines represent a

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

it’s powerful and full-bodied

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

Built for cellaring

Thibaud Boudignon, Savennieres "La Vigne Cendree", 2023 (1.5L) NO WINE SEARCHER and his wines represent aMagnum 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,