Thibaud Boudignon Savennieres La Vigne Cendree 2023 ReasonableCellar2025 blueberry and notes of saddle

blueberry and notes of saddle leather backed by crushed stones

The family farms 12 hectares organically across 15 appellations from their base in Echevronne

on his own terms

Needless to say

planted on shallow red clay over limestone bedrock

Thibaud Boudignon Savennieres La Vigne Cendree 2023 ReasonableCellar2025 blueberry and notes of saddleIf 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