Frederic Mabileau St Nicolas de Bourgueil Les Rouilléres 2004

Frederic Mabileau St Nicolas de Bourgueil Les Rouilléres 2004: This has a delightful, youthful colour, still with a tinge of purple. Blackberry fruit on the nose, with some buttery crumble notes, and a peppery twist too. On the palate this is dry, savoury and reserved, but with really nice blackberry and raspberry fruit. Behind it there sits just a little seam of tannin, which suggests that this will drink very well for several years, although it is lovely to drink now. Nice, dry and mouth-watering, even if a little short on the finish. This is very good indeed. 16.5+/20 (27/2/06)