Thomas Batardier came to wine through film and art — and something of that attentiveness shows in his Chenin. Farmed biodynamically in Rablay-sur-Layon, this 2024 arrives at just 10.7% with the kind of taut, bright energy that makes you lean in rather than sit back. Lemon pith and quince, a saline thread, cool and unhurried on the palate. Minimal intervention and judicious sulphur use.