Thibaud Boudignon Savennieres Clos Devant le Jeu 2023 core-no-restrictions The Speyside representative in Diageo's

The Speyside representative in Diageo's Classic Malts range

The result is silky

5-hectare parcel planted in the 1960s on gabbro - the same volcanic rock that gives his Bouquinardieres its energy - ferments and ages for 18 to 24 months in egg-shaped vessels (the ovoide of the name)

and that ripeness shows up here as plush dark fruit

virile wine of serious punch

Thibaud Boudignon Savennieres Clos Devant le Jeu 2023 core-no-restrictions The Speyside representative in Diageo'sThibaud Boudignon's Savennieres and Anjou Chenin rank among the best in the world, and Clos Devant le Jeu is one of his most exciting newer sites. The two hectare clos sits on warm, south facing slopes of shallow grey schist with a touch of sand. Thibaud planted it in stages beginning in 2020, using massale selections drawn from some of the Loire's finest estates rather than commercial clones, the kind of detail that defines him as a vigneron in the