Thibaud Boudignon Savennieres La Vigne Cendree 2023 EARHARDT California’s orchards stretch from the

California’s orchards stretch from the Central Valley to the Coastal Range

Not very oaky

Seresin makes the Sauvignon Blanc that converts people who think they don't like Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc

2015 vintage Pinot Noir mostly from Verzenay

Thibaud Boudignon Savennieres La Vigne Cendree 2023 EARHARDT California’s orchards stretch from theIf 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