Thibaud Boudignon Savennieres La Vigne Cendree 2023 web-unpublished Etienne de Montille's signature house

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

since Champagne ages more slowly and more gracefully in large format

Bottled at 92 proof (46% ABV)

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

chalky and taut

Thibaud Boudignon Savennieres La Vigne Cendree 2023 web-unpublished Etienne de Montille's signature houseIf Boudignon is the star of the new Loire, La Vigne Cendree "the ashen vine" is one of his most distinctive parcels.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