Domaine Bonnigal-Bodet, Touraine Amboise Sec, Le Clocher, Domaine de la Prévôté, Amboise, Limeray, Touraine, Loire, France, 2022

Producer Profile

The Domaine Bonnigal-Bodet is located in Limeray (Amboise), in the heart of the Loire Valley.

Having been handed down from father to son since 1927, the estate is now run by the 4th generation and long-time best friends’ Jean Baptiste Bonnigal and Stéphane Bodet, who took over together in 2015. The vineyards themselves are stretched across a large range of terroirs, with a multitude of local grape varities, including Chenin Blanc, Côt, Sauvignon Blanc and Pineau d'Aunis.

Viticulture

The grapes are sourced from vineyards around Amboise, planted on tuffeau limestone soils which lend mineral complexity to the wine. Domaine Bonnigal Bodet practices organic or low-intervention viticulture with minimal chemical input, using hand harvesting to ensure careful selection and maintain freshness in the fruit.

Winemaking

The winemaking is focused on preserving the purity of Chenin Blanc. Grapes are gently pressed and fermented naturally with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel tanks at controlled temperatures to retain freshness and aromatics. The wine is aged briefly on fine lees to add texture without heaviness, and no new oak is used, emphasizing clarity, vibrancy, and minerality .

Tasting Note

e Clocher Sec Chenin Blanc from Amboise shows a pale golden colour with greenish hues. The nose reveals bright aromas of citrus peel, green apple, white peach, and delicate white flowers, layered with subtle notes of honey, wet stone, and minerality typical of Chenin’s terroir. On the palate, the wine is dry, lively, and fresh, with zesty acidity balanced by a textured, slightly creamy mouthfeel. Flavours of quince, citrus, and a touch of almond lead to a long, crisp, mineral-driven finish .

Food Matching

Vegetable tarts and salads with citrus vinaigrettes, oysters, mussels, white fish.