Bonnigal-Bodet - 'Buisson' - Chenin Blanc - Touraine-Amboise, Loire Valley, FR - 2022

Notes from the Winery/Importer

Bonnigal-Bodet is a fourth-generation estate based in Limeray, on the right bank of the Loire, where friends Jean-Baptiste Bonnigal and Stéphane Bodet now lead the charge. Since 1927, their focus has remained the same: respect the land, let the wines speak for themselves. With 55 hectares under vine and appellations spanning Touraine Amboise, Crémant de Loire, and Touraine, they do most of the hard work in the vineyards—enhancing biodiversity, working the soil by hand, and following a low-intervention approach in the cellar.

Le Buisson 2022 comes from 11-year-old Chenin vines, direct-pressed and fermented with wild yeasts. It spends 10 months aging on fine lees in large 620L demi-muids, building texture and quiet power. Bottled with just 1.7 g/L of residual sugar, it’s dry but generous—a Chenin with depth, lift, and beautiful balance.

Expect crisp orchard fruit, lemon blossom, and a creamy mineral core with subtle oak framing. A true Loire gem from an estate that lets Chenin be Chenin.

Notes on the Producer

Bonnigal-Bodet Vignerons is an estate located in Limeray, in the Loire Valley. The estate has existed since 1927 and is still managed in a family manner. Today it is the fourth generation, with Jean-Baptiste Bonnigal and his long-time friend Stéphane Bodet , who operates the vineyard. They produce wines under the appellations of Touraine Amboise, Crémant de Loire and Touraine, on 55 hectares. For them, the majority of the work is done in the vineyards: working the soil, enhancing the ecosystem, respecting nature and the environment. They are also minimally interventionist in the cellar in order to let the terroir of each vintage express itself fully. Aging tends to be long, in oak barrels and on fine lees.