Chateau du Hureau Saumur-Champigny 2003

Chateau du Hureau Saumur-Champigny 2003: This has a very good, dark, rather dense colour in the glass. Lovely fruit on the nose, initially a little high-toned and acetic but this blows off, settling down to a macerated raspberry and black cherry character. Very bright style on the palate, with crisply fresh acidity that just carries the wine across the mouth with a wave of zippy, mineral, rocky attitude. Just a little extract gives a sense of texture and body to balance this out. Rather a short finish, but overall a very attractive style that brings back memories of Saumur in abundance. Very good. 17/20 (5/6/06)