Thibaud Boudignon Savennieres La Vigne Cendree 2023 MARQUE From the most distinctive limestone-rich

From the most distinctive limestone-rich plots in Cheilly-les-Maranges

and fresh chocolate

this white captures the restrained sophistication of Burgundy's limestone terroirs

head-trained

Thibaud Boudignon Savennieres La Vigne Cendree 2023 MARQUE From the most distinctive limestone-richIf 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