WTN: 2001 Domaine de la Chevalerie Bourgueil Chevalerie

A recent purchase (about $18) from Chambers.
This is drinking wonderfully now. There's a beautiful scent not unlike an older Bordeaux combining cigar smoke, savoury earth, fresh herbs and restrained red fruit; it's a little thin in the mouth at first but gains weight and depth with air, showing savoury fruit, earth and tobacco with tannins fully resolved and bright acids keeping it lively and fresh. A beautiful, mature wine that's great to drink while I try and keep my hands off my Baudrys/Bretons for some time, and the price makes it one of the best values I've seen in a long time.

[David M. Bueker]

Sounds nice. When were they selling 2001 Bourgueil?

Right now. I think I'll pick up another one or two tomorrow.

They also have a '96 from the same producer, also around the $20 mark.

1996 was an excellent Loire vintage.