It isn't often that I get a chance to buy Bougueil locally so I tend to get
excited. When my local wine wharehouse showed up with Domaine de la
Chanteleuserie 2004 I jumped for 3 bottles. Opened the first last night. At
worst Bourgueil is a great young drink at best one that will age, this one
was at best a so so drink it now.

Tarry notes on the nose were a little disturbing, the color was a beautiful
deep violety purple and I had hopes, but the wine was at best nice the
tarry notes kept peeking out from around the fruit (when it was fruity it
was nice I hope that this is a bottle variation), but hardly as pleasant as
my current house wine, La Vielle Ferme Coteaux de Ventoux produced by the
zillions of gallons as best I can tell.

c'est la vie!

--
Joseph Coulter
Cruises and Vacations
http://www.josephcoulter.com/

Too bad. I opened an '04 Bourgueil Sat, the Breton Galichets, very
lovely and typical (will finish tonight and write up notes).

The La Vieille Ferme is indeed usually a pretty good wine for a
non-hefty tariff.