Thibaud Boudignon, Anjou Blanc A Francoise, 2023 SO031024_other_bordeaux The nose is filled with

The nose is filled with aromas of red cherries

lightly grippy red with a sense of place you cannot get from anywhere else

an heirloom rye grown across the Carolinas for generations and nearly farmed out of existence

From the tenth generation of vignerons in his family

Thirst trap indeed

Thibaud Boudignon, Anjou Blanc A Francoise, 2023 SO031024_other_bordeaux The nose is filled withA son's tribute, bottled. Thibaud Boudignon names this top Anjou Blanc for his late mother Franoise and his father Franois, declining to release the cuve in any vintage where he feels the wine wouldn't honor them. The fruit comes from his oldest Chenin Blanc vines (around 40 years) on shallow schist, rhyolite and sand in Anjou, and beginning with 2021 the wine gets two extra years of aging before release. The 2023 is laser cut and weightless on its