Thibaud Boudignon Savennieres La Vigne Cendree 2023 web-unpublished butterscotch and golden apple on

butterscotch and golden apple on the nose

chalky and taut

The refill casks gently mature the whisky allowing the distillery flavors to shine through

Bottled at 92 proof (46% ABV)

Etienne de Montille's signature house style is all here in miniature: purity

Thibaud Boudignon Savennieres La Vigne Cendree 2023 web-unpublished butterscotch and golden apple onIf Boudignon is the star of the new Loire, La Vigne Cendree "the ashen vine" is one of his most distinctive parcels.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