2023 Thibaud Boudignon Savennieres Clos Devant le Jeu, Loire, France Hermann Ludes The vineyard always gives sweet

The vineyard always gives sweet cherry and chocolate

100% Alfrocheiro sourced from vineyards with decomposed granite planted in 2003 at 360m above sea level in Serra de Estrela • Harvested by hand • Partial carbonic-macertaion with 50% whole bunches and 50% destemmed fruit pressed halfway through fermentation into a mixture of stainless steel

The aftertaste is all succulent confectionary red berry fruits

We continue to work with what remains of the original dry-farmed block - scattered vines that comprise a little over an acre in total

The Grand Cru Hofberg is one of the great Mosel vineyards

2023 Thibaud Boudignon Savennieres Clos Devant le Jeu, Loire, France Hermann Ludes The vineyard always gives sweet2023 is the inaugural vintage of this cuve. It sits below Clos de Frmine, one of Boudignons other Savennires sites, near La Possonnire. A warm, south facing slope with shallow, schist dominant soils lightly mixed with sand.