Skip to main content
Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant
Toggle Navigation Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant Your Cart

2021 Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil “Irène”

Domaine de la Chanteleuserie
Discount Eligible $24.00
SOLD OUT

With vibrant aromas of roses, pink peppercorns, and damp earth like rain on a pile of leaves, this wine brings all the flavors of fall into your glass. It is among the best value reds in our shop.

Will Meinberg


Technical Information
Wine Type: red
Vintage: 2021
Bottle Size: 750mL
Blend: Cabernet Franc
Appellation: Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil
Country: France
Region: Loire
Producer: Domaine de la Chanteleuserie
Winemaker: Thierry Boucard
Vineyard: 30 years old, 3 ha
Soil: Sand, gravel
Aging: Aged in bottle for 2 to 6 months
Farming: Lutte Raisonnée
Alcohol: 13.5%

More from this Producer or Region

About The Region

Loire

map of Loire

The defining feature of the Loire Valley, not surprisingly, is the Loire River. As the longest river in France, spanning more than 600 miles, this river connects seemingly disparate wine regions. Why else would Sancerre, with its Kimmeridgian limestone terroir be connected to Muscadet, an appellation that is 250 miles away?

Secondary in relevance to the historical, climatic, environmental, and cultural importance of the river are the wines and châteaux of the Jardin de la France. The kings and nobility of France built many hundreds of châteaux in the Loire but wine preceded the arrival of the noblesse and has since out-lived them as well.

Diversity abounds in the Loire. The aforementioned Kimmderidgian limestone of Sancerre is also found in Chablis. Chinon, Bourgueil, and Saumur boast the presence of tuffeau, a type of limestone unique to the Loire that has a yellowish tinge and a chalky texture. Savennières has schist, while Muscadet has volcanic, granite, and serpentinite based soils. In addition to geologic diversity, many, grape varieties are grown there too: Cabernet Franc, Chenin Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc, and Melon de Bourgogne are most prevalent, but (to name a few) Pinot Gris, Grolleau, Pinot Noir, Pineau d’Aunis, and Folle Blanche are also planted. These myriad of viticultural influences leads to the high quality production of every type of wine: red, white, rosé, sparkling, and dessert.

Like the Rhône and Provence, some of Kermit’s first imports came from the Loire, most notably the wines of Charles Joguet and Château d’Epiré—two producers who are featured in Kermit’s book Adventures on the Wine Route and with whom we still work today.

More from Loire or France

Discount Eligible $49.00
AT CART MAX
$269.00 $363.00
$269.00 $363.00
$269.00 $363.00
AT CART MAX

Sampler Includes:

2023  Vin de France Brut “Elle est pas bulle, la vie?” • Catherine & Pierre Breton  $25.00   
2023  Muscadet “Le Clos de la Butte” • Eric Chevalier  $22.00   
2023  Quincy • Domaine Trotereau  $27.00   
2023  Vouvray • Champalou  $28.00   
2023  Pouilly-Fumé “Vieilles Vignes” • Régis Minet  $34.00   
2023  Reuilly Pinot Gris Rosé • Domaine de Reuilly  $24.00   
2023  Bourgueil “Cuvée Alouettes” • Domaine de la Chanteleuserie  $18.00   
2023  Chinon “Les Granges” • Bernard Baudry  $27.00   
2023  Val de Loire Rouge Grolleau • Catherine & Pierre Breton  $29.00   
2023  Sancerre Rouge • Daniel Chotard  $40.00
2022  Saumur Champigny “Terres Chaudes” • Domaine des Roches Neuves  $42.00   
2022 Vin de France Rouge “Le Martray” • Grange Saint Sauveur  $49.00

Normally $363.00
SPECIAL SAMPLER PRICE $269.00
(a 25% discount)

Discount Eligible $36.00
AT CART MAX
Discount Eligible $30.00
AT CART MAX
Discount Eligible $32.00
AT CART MAX
Discount Eligible $79.00
AT CART MAX
Discount Eligible $37.00
AT CART MAX
Discount Eligible $39.00
AT CART MAX
Discount Eligible $96.00
AT CART MAX
Discount Eligible $34.00
AT CART MAX
Discount Eligible $46.00
AT CART MAX
Sampling wine out of the barrel.

When buying red Burgundy, I think we should remember:

1. Big wines do not age better than light wine.
2. A so-called great vintage at the outset does not guarantee a great vintage for the duration.
3. A so-called off vintage at the outset does not mean the wines do not have a brilliant future ahead of them.
4. Red Burgundy should not taste like Guigal Côte-Rôtie, even if most wine writers wish it would.
5. Don’t follow leaders; watch yer parking meters.

Inspiring Thirst, page 174