Pierre Jacques Druet Bourgueil Vaumoreau 2000

Pierre Jacques Druet Bourgueil Vaumoreau 2000: A maturing, red-orange hue here, but not a huge intensity of colour. A warm, ripe and appealing nose, with macerated fruits, iron, capers and green peppercorns. A decent presence on entry, well structured but somewhat lean, showing rather angular tannins and firm acidity through the midpalate, lending a rather coarse feel to the wine. Medium body, with an underwhelming texture; overall it doesn't compare too favourably with the other Druet wines tasted recently. Good though, with potential; I suspect this would improve over the next 3-5 years. 16+/20 (20/2/06)