97 points Yohan Castaing (Wine Advocate): "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. (Jan 2024)"
95 points Joaquín Hidalgo (Vinous): "The 2021 Clos de la Hutte is a fabulous, laser-like wine with scintillating acidity. It is airy and calm in texture, providing a sense of tranquility and ease. Expect a fragrant style with florals, nectarine, citrus, pastry and a touch of flint. There's no doubting the acidity piercing this wine, particularly in this vintage. The delightful texture leaves you licking your lips and provides sinew and structure. Drink: 2025-2038. (Oct 2023)"
93-95 points Chris Kissack (Winedoctor): "A difficult vintage which brought eight nights of frost to the region, and later on there were significant problems with mildew. “We had to fight for the crop, but we saved everything,” says Thibaud. Aromatically this is nothing short of an explosion of minerals, expressing effusive notes of crushed flint, settling over a delicate but clearly defined bed of orange zest, honeysuckle and peach. There is a firmly reductive style here which only serves to enhance the flinty minerality. The palate is surprisingly textured, sinewy and bright, with delicious white peach skin, mint, freesia and honeysuckle, cut with firm mineral and acid veins. Beautifully formed, with great drive and mineral precision, this is simply astonishing. To be bottled later in 2023. The alcohol is about 12%. (Feb 2023)"
95 points Joaquín Hidalgo (Vinous): "The 2021 Clos de la Hutte is a fabulous, laser-like wine with scintillating acidity. It is airy and calm in texture, providing a sense of tranquility and ease. Expect a fragrant style with florals, nectarine, citrus, pastry and a touch of flint. There's no doubting the acidity piercing this wine, particularly in this vintage. The delightful texture leaves you licking your lips and provides sinew and structure. Drink: 2025-2038. (Oct 2023)"
93-95 points Chris Kissack (Winedoctor): "A difficult vintage which brought eight nights of frost to the region, and later on there were significant problems with mildew. “We had to fight for the crop, but we saved everything,” says Thibaud. Aromatically this is nothing short of an explosion of minerals, expressing effusive notes of crushed flint, settling over a delicate but clearly defined bed of orange zest, honeysuckle and peach. There is a firmly reductive style here which only serves to enhance the flinty minerality. The palate is surprisingly textured, sinewy and bright, with delicious white peach skin, mint, freesia and honeysuckle, cut with firm mineral and acid veins. Beautifully formed, with great drive and mineral precision, this is simply astonishing. To be bottled later in 2023. The alcohol is about 12%. (Feb 2023)"
| Product SKU | 350427 |
| Producer | Boudignon/Thibaud |
| Country | France |
| Region | Loire |
| SubRegion | Savennières |
| Varietal | Chenin Blanc |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Size | 750ml |
| Color | White |
| ABV | 12.0% |
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