Thibaud Boudignon, Savennieres "La Vigne Cendree", 2023 (1.5L) SO051325 Ducroux displaying the tropical fruit intensity

displaying the tropical fruit intensity that emerges when Pinot Gris reaches optimal ripeness in Alsace's continental climate

Fresh and approachable

Roagna holds back these wines in bottle for years before release

bottling parcel by parcel so the soil does the talking

Espresso martinis

Thibaud Boudignon, Savennieres "La Vigne Cendree", 2023 (1.5L) SO051325 Ducroux displaying the tropical fruit intensityMagnum 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,