Thibaud Boudignon

Les Fougerais Savennières Chenin Blanc

9.3113 ratings
9.464 pro ratings
Savennières, Anjou-Saumur, Loire Valley, France
Chenin Blanc
Turkey, Vanilla & Caramel, Fruit & Berries, Exotic Spices, Salads & Greens, Pate, Potato, Tomato-Based, Chicken, Fruit Desserts, Quinoa, Farro, Brown Rice, White Rice, Pasta, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Pungent Cheese, Squash & Root Vegetables, Goat & Feta Cheese, Cheddar & Gruyere, Sweet Potato, Yuca, Taro, Baking Spices, Chili & Hot Spicy, Nuts & Seeds, Soft Cheese, Salami & Prosciutto, Shellfish, Crab & Lobster, Quinoa, Shellfish, Sweet Potato
Top Notes For
Cathy Corison

Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery

9.0

Felicia Woytak/ Grandes Dames. WIW. My 1st, group 3rd. Tad sweet. Complex. Good intensity

Felicia Woytak/ Grandes Dames. WIW. My 1st, group 3rd. Tad sweet. Complex. Good intensity

Nov 13th, 2022
Gregory Fulchiero

Elegant Savennieres that has already seemed to shed its baby fat and pierced the palate with candle wax, apple preserves, and melon.

Elegant Savennieres that has already seemed to shed its baby fat and pierced the palate with candle wax, apple preserves, and melon.

Feb 15th, 2020
Andrew Holod

National Sales Grapes of Spain

9.3

Fresh and green. With air shows green strawberry. Balance!

Fresh and green. With air shows green strawberry. Balance!

Dec 4th, 2019
Alex Lallos

Owner No Limit Fine Wines, Private Wine Consultant

9.2

Is there a better savenierres? Not opened today but I had this recently and it needs about a decade to show itself. This stuff is going to cost $$$$$$ one day

Is there a better savenierres? Not opened today but I had this recently and it needs about a decade to show itself. This stuff is going to cost $$$$$$ one day

Dec 3rd, 2018
Robert Cunningham

Wine Educator DeVinimus, Wine Workshop

9.2

Beautiful balance

Beautiful balance

Aug 25th, 2018
Daniel McGeough

Will revisit, but already soooo good!!

Will revisit, but already soooo good!!

Aug 5th, 2018
Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.8

Grand cru white burgundy nose of Chenin. Heaven. Literally heaven. Flowers. Air. Minerals galore. Citrus oil. Like a rock quarry. The fruit in this candy lemon lime slices with sugar on hem. Like a drop of lemon and lime. So vivid. So deep and airy like an ocean mist of Chenin. Insane. Palate is balanced like nothing I’ve had in Savennieres. Massive and concentrated with piercing minerality. Stunning purity. Just insane. It’s so clean and so racy and so precise it seems cut like a diamond. Amazing length. What clarity. What a wine. This is a thrill now but demands and needs age. Stunning. Tangy citrus shows up what seems Ike minutes after it’s done.

Grand cru white burgundy nose of Chenin. Heaven. Literally heaven. Flowers. Air. Minerals galore. Citrus oil. Like a rock quarry. The fruit in this candy lemon lime slices with sugar on hem. Like a drop of lemon and lime. So vivid. So deep and airy like an ocean mist of Chenin. Insane. Palate is balanced like nothing I’ve had in Savennieres. Massive and concentrated with piercing minerality. Stunning purity. Just insane. It’s so clean and so racy and so precise it seems cut like a diamond. Amazing length. What clarity. What a wine. This is a thrill now but demands and needs age. Stunning. Tangy citrus shows up what seems Ike minutes after it’s done.

Mar 24th, 2018
Matt

Crystalline, electric, tension. So seductive on the nose. So energetic on the palate. Backbreaking acidity, ripping across your teeth in the most pleasant way. Ginger, apple, lemon and orange, river stones and citrus blossoms, white tea, salt. This will only improve.

Crystalline, electric, tension. So seductive on the nose. So energetic on the palate. Backbreaking acidity, ripping across your teeth in the most pleasant way. Ginger, apple, lemon and orange, river stones and citrus blossoms, white tea, salt. This will only improve.

Jul 30th, 2017
Lee Lightfoot

Big bad wonderful

Big bad wonderful

4 people found it helpfulNov 18th, 2014
Julia Weinberg

Then there was you

Then there was you

4 people found it helpfulOct 19th, 2014