2021 Thibaud Boudignon Savennieres Clos de la Hutte [WA97][V95]

Producer: Thibaud Boudignon Region: Savennieres, Anjou, Loire Valley, France  Varietal: Chenin Blanc Year: 2021 
Wine Advocate, 97 Points 
“Matured with 30% new oak, the 2021 Savennières Clos de la Hutte was made with grapes grown in clay topsoil with schists. It exhales a perfumed, precise bouquet with aromas of pineapple, lemon oil, spring flowers and spices. The full-bodied, seamless and layered, crystalline and pure, concentrated and mineral palate has a delicate core of fruit and a tense, saline finish. This pristine wine represents the essence of this great terroir. Drink: 2023-2053.” 
Vinous, 95 Points 
“The 2021 Savennières Clos de la Hutte is never the most aromatic, but after a year in bottle, it is starting to reveal a little more of its true self—but only just. It remains a tight cloud of wine that blossoms in the mouth, seamless and round. It possesses excellent texture, substance and richness yet manages it in a not-heavy manner. Nectarine and tangerine fruit flavors linger on the textured finish, which holds the mouth with an assured clasp. This is still not yet ready to drink, but its quality is there to see. It just needs more time to come out from its hiding place; just be a little more patient, if you can.” 
Winemaker Notes: 
“The newest addition to Thibaud’s range of Chenin Blanc comes from a half hectare plot within the Clos de la Hutte (1.5ha) lieu-dit. The vines are young, and the volumes miniscule, with only 1000 bottles released. Expect greatness, and even greater things to come from this Loire white.” 
Alcohol: 12% 
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