2020 Thibaud Boudignon Savennieres Clos de la Hutte Chenin Blanc

Chenin Blanc - 750ML
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REVIEWS

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VN 96

Vinous, June 2022

Move over Luther Vandross, Thibaud Boudignon is in town and the Clos de la Hutte makes you want to slow dance with it. The 2020 is a wine that makes your shoulders drop such is its tranquility and sense of comfort in your...
WA 95

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, January 2024

A fresh, smoky and reduced bouquet prefaces the 2020 Savennières Clos de la Hutte, a dense, full-bodied, concentrated and fine-grained wine. It concludes with a saline, mineral finish. This wine is a terrific success for...

WINE DETAILS

Color & Type White
Varietal Chenin Blanc
Country France
Region Loire Valley
Sub-region Anjou
Appellation Savennieres
Vintage 2020
Size 750ML
Percent alcohol 12.5%
Closure Cork
Viticulture method Organic

The 2020 Thibaud Boudignon Savennieres Clos de la Hutte is a Chenin Blanc from the Loire Valley, specifically the Anjou sub-region. Produced by Thibaud Boudignon, this wine is known for its remarkable quality and potential for aging.

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate awarded this wine a score of 95, highlighting its fresh, smoky, and reduced bouquet. The reviewer noted that it is "a dense, full-bodied, concentrated and fine-grained wine" with a "saline, mineral finish." This review emphasizes the wine's complexity and suggests it "could age gracefully over the next decade or more," marking it as a notable achievement for Boudignon.

An even higher score of 96 was given by Vinous, which described the wine using more evocative language. The reviewer likened the experience of drinking this wine to a slow dance, stating, "the Clos de la Hutte makes you want to slow dance with it." The 2020 vintage is praised for its tranquility and comfort, as it "blooms in the mouth without any sense of heaviness." The finish is described as "long, fragrant and textural," with notes of flowers and nectarines. The reviewer also commended the wine's strong sense of minerality, despite the word's varied interpretations. It's noteworthy that the vines were only planted in 2011 on a schistous site that was once part of a monastery. The wine is aged in larger format barrels, which the reviewer noted leaves "no sense of oakiness," allowing the wine's purity to shine.

Overall, the 2020 Thibaud Boudignon Savennieres Clos de la Hutte has garnered excellent reviews, with both reviewers praising its complexity, purity, and aging potential. The wine's mineral finish and floral, nectarine-scented finish are particularly highlighted, as is its ability to provide a sense of comfort and tranquility to the drinker.