Why this wine matters
More than a famous label.
Lucien Crochet blends several parcels on this limestone-rich slope at roughly 240–260 metres, with south, southeast and southwest exposures.
Lucien Crochet · Bué, Sancerre
Sancerre Le Chêne Marchand
Sancerre · Chêne Marchand · chalk · citrus · iodine · layered
Le Chêne Marchand is a celebrated Bué lieu-dit and gives the collection a site-specific Sancerre with unusually long lees ageing.
Country
France
Region
Bué, Sancerre
Appellation
Sancerre AOC
Grapes
Sauvignon Blanc
Style
White
Realistic spend
£25–£32
Budget band: £20–£35
Best moments
birthdaymothers dayanniversaryseafood nightgifttasting night
A site-specific Sancerre for seafood, anniversaries and serious Sauvignon Blanc gifts.
How it is made
The decisions behind the style.
The 2021 was hand harvested, whole-bunch pressed and fermented mostly in stainless steel with a small oak component, followed by two stages of lees ageing totalling well over a year.
What does it taste like?
The shape of the wine.
Lemon-meringue and fresh fig meet rhubarb and pastry notes, with chalky, iodine-like minerality and a structured enveloping palate.
Body4/5
Acidity5/5
Tannin0/5
Sweetness0/5
Oak influence1/5
Freshness5/5
Aroma5/5
Serve it well
Serve around 8–10°C.
If this wine were human…
The cultivated one
If Sancerre Le Chêne Marchand were human, it would be serious about the good things, but not about looking serious while enjoying them.
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Does any of this sound suspiciously familiar?
Serious about the good things, but not about looking serious while enjoying them. You enjoy discovering that the quietest person at the table is usually the most interesting one.
At dinner, you can rescue an awkward silence with one question and then let everyone else take the credit. Secretly, you are delighted when somebody else spots the detail you were hoping they would notice.
In short: serious about the good things, but not about looking serious while enjoying them. sancerre energy, translated into a person.
Purely for fun — this is the wine’s fictional personality, not a psychological reading of yours.
What to eat with it
And the cheese?
No dead ends.
Start with this wine and move straight into cheese, or build a whole tasting around it.
Keep exploring
There are 365 more wines where this came from.
Research sources
This profile is researched against producer or similarly authoritative material. Vintage-specific details are kept separate from the permanent wine identity.