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| Community Tasting Notes (average 94.6 pts. and median of 95 pts. in 80 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by oxwombat on 11/16/2023 & rated 94 points: Opened at Octavium in HK. Slow-oxed for several hours before being served as the fifth in a flight.
This surprised me - beautiful sweet red fruit coming through, even though the black fruits were lurking behind. Some hints of herbaceousness and even peanut butter. Good intensity and balance in the palate, not too tannic, even though this is clearly a young(ish) Bordeaux and very much in its primary phase.
Clear upside and excited to see where this goes. Was hovering between a 93/94 but decided to be generous this time. Will check-in again in 3+ years to see if it's loosened up a little more and become even more expressive, but even at this current state it's not brooding or grumpy, and very enjoyable. (2494 views) | | | Tasted by Tannin1855 on 9/23/2023 & rated 95 points: From a 375 mL bottle. Perfect fill. Tight, unsaturated cork. Not a hint of brick in the color. Restrained dark fruit nose with cinnamon. Tannins are mostly resolved and the mouthfeel is quite silky. Palate follows the nose. This will certainly hold and likely evolve nicely with time but for me it's great right now. I like the fruit and overall balance. I'm sure 750 mL bottles will behave differently. A beautiful '09 Right Bank wine. (1951 views) | | | Tasted by Spargel on 5/1/2023 & rated 96 points: Tasted with mr_mando: strong nose with black currents, blueberries. On palate back currents continue, pears, camphor, tannins well integrated, very dense, silky. Already very drinkable, but still young and many years to go. (2952 views) | | | Tasted by Juliansi on 4/22/2023 & rated 92 points: My first ever Angelus, and an experience worth waiting over 2 years for. Wonderful!
60% Merlot and 40% Cab Franc, deep garnet colored, contrast of density and a silky mouthfeel. So very complex, hints of savoury too.
Thank you brother RL for the unplanned thrill we had of this (and the epic Palmer 96) beauty in Casa Rosa one Raya evening this weekend.
In terms of my Vivino scoring; 4.3 🌟 today, and will quite easily surpass 4.5 🌟 over the rest of this decade. For CellarTracker, I would reckon this is going to be a 95 pointer or more wine!
This is a wonderful introduction to a glimpse into the world of Angelus for us, so grateful to have the chance to enjoy this.. on the same week we had a Palmer 96, Le Machiolle Paleo 10, and a Dominus Napa 11 too! Selamat Hari Raya from Malaysia...
Casa Rosa, Kuala Lumpur
22 Apr 2023 (2760 views) | | | Tasted by jhitzig on 4/7/2023: 99 point Parker wine. Super voluptuous and dense. Excellent. Drank with MiuMiu’s poblanos. (2591 views) | | | Tasted by G_H on 3/29/2023 & rated 95 points: Black berries, harmonious , dense, rich body but no overripeness at all. Excellent and with a bright future, but already approachable (2006 views) | | | Tasted by johnh1001 on 2/26/2023 & rated 95 points: Wonderfully open silky and chocolatey. (2257 views) | | | Tasted by chatters on 12/31/2022: Coravin fun - Bordeaux (My place, Kent Street): From Coravin. Ripe plums, smells quite dense, a little liquorice, polished oak, sweet spice, quite reticent/closed on the nose. Concentrated ripe black plums; that concentration lends a little savoury note, dense, tight tannins are very woody, slightly chalky textured, alcohol warmth, oak, a little liquorice. Feels young but the oak is a little high for the fruit for me... (2326 views) | | | Tasted by dnnk88 on 12/26/2022 & rated 93 points: Guessed this an Italian Bordeaux blend or possibly a Masseto. Sweet tinges, ripe - 2009 Bordeaux hasn’t quite been my cuppa tea but this is a great representation if you like this vintage. 93/94 (1727 views) | | | Tasted by Nicolas Beirens on 12/24/2022 & rated 97 points: Chateau Angelus came by on Christmas Eve. What a wine and what a vintage. (1039 views) | | | Tasted by dbg on 11/6/2022: Two years since the last bottle, this hasn’t changed a bit. Note from 2020 still applies:
9/30/2020 Taking an early peek at this one. Cellared since release, perfect cork and fill. Dark purple to rim. Intense nose of mocha, plums, blackberries, pretty fruit driven without any earthy complexity. Very full bodied, lush ripe fruit, glossy palate-coating texture, decent balancing acidity, a bit of alcohol is evident, moderate tannins, long powerful finish. Very modern, no complexity yet (will it ever?) and far from a classic Bordeaux, but a great example of what it is. (2224 views) | | | Tasted by Joey Hunter on 7/25/2022 & rated 97 points: Angelus 2009
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On the nose was a great depth of terroir and minerality, compounded with big juicy fruits, liquorice and violet.
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Chalky and dusty on the palate, with chewy tannins that need a few hours decanting to soften up. Then it was floral and even slightly jammy with mixed berries.
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This to me, is an almost perfect wine for many years to come. I can’t wait for it to develop more finesse. (2970 views) | | | Tasted by the player on 1/28/2022 & rated 95 points: Pristine bottle and cork, the latter hardly soaked. Blackish crimson color allowing yours truly to visualize the density and power of the wine. Decanted and aerated for an hour then drank over 90 minutes. Too quick I know but what can I say. Very opulent nose of candied berries, cassis, plums, sweet spices, mocha chocolate. On the palate very unctuous and powerful, dense, extracted, alcohol definitely being felt, tremendous structure and built to last however this wine will go through a variety of phases. Very primary at this stage, a baby despite its 12 years of age, great acidity mid palate, and a long spicy and tannic finish coated by the opulent fruit. Definitely worth following over the next 10 - 15 years, wallet and health permitting. (4103 views) | | | Tasted by chatters on 12/23/2021: Coravin fun - Angelus & Lynch Bages (My place, Kent Street): From Coravin. Ripe plums, sweet spice, milk chocolate, peppery note (possibly induced by the alcohol) with time in the glass notes of baked blackcurrant and brambles, cream. Medium plus intensity acidity, savoury but fruity, generous, integrated, still showing primary but balanced, travels very long on the finish. Yum. (3864 views) | | | Tasted by Cailles on 11/28/2021 & rated 94 points: 20 Vintages of Angelus (1988-2015): All wines tasted single blind. A few observations and conclusions: It seems that until more recently, Angelus focused on late picking, big wines with too much extraction. Most pre 2004 wines we tasted did not show well and are drying out or already have. The younger vintages showed better but only time will tell if the 2004 to 2015 vintages will age more gracefully. An experienced Angelus collector mentioned a style shift towards more finesse right after the promotion to Premier Grand Cru Classe A with the 2012 vintage. It would have been great to include more of the recent vintages (we had only 09/10/14/15) to better understand when and to what extent that shift happened. Still, there are some very good wines with the 2010 being the WOTN (rated 96+ pts, the structuredness, freshness and purity of the vintage shines through), narrowly ahead of the 2008 (96pts, these 2008 right banks are singing these days and are incredibly fresh) as well as two wines with 95 pts, the 2005 (slightly closed but lots of complexity and no structural deficits) and the 2015 (showcasing the stylistic shift: there aren’t many 2015s out there that share the light- and airiness and perfect ripeness level and purity with their respective 2010 counterparts).
TN: Very ripe dark fruit compote on the nose, quite jammy. On the palate there is a luxurious creaminess, so much luxurious oak, so much ripe fruit, quite a lot of weight from start to finish. Super ripe fruit, slightly candied, lots of it jammy, coffee, earthy notes. Great to drink but this is a very slutty wine. Very slutty, and I’m not sure if it will have a long life. I fear it might dry out like many of the wines before. Today, however, this drinks on a 94/95 pts level. Was quite obvious that this must be the 2009. (4899 views) | | | Tasted by sirpat00 on 11/22/2021 & rated 94 points: Angélus vertical (Fribourg): Angélus vertical of 20 vintages. Main observations were : 1/ Older vintages before the mid-2000s often suffered from drying tannin and showed a lot of extraction, 2/ Younger vintages quickly benefited from aeration hence decanting advised, 3/ the fruit profile became darker over time 4/ best vintage to drink today: 2004. All wines were directly poured with no prior decant and served in flights of 4.
Tasting note:
Sweet, sexy and spicey with ripe, red berry fruit, some tobacco and vanilla and licorice. Later on salted caramel. Some heat on the palate, almost searing acidity with ripe and extracted fruit. Too much at first. A pretty amazing nose all in all and the palate in a second visit came across lighter and fresher. This could perform on quite a different level after a proper decant. (3673 views) | | | Tasted by jinkim131 on 9/23/2021 & rated 93 points: Still so young.. Bummer. I should have open it may be 10 years later.. or should have decant it correctly. (3233 views) | | | Tasted by killahtako on 5/18/2021 & rated 92 points: The aroma showed complexed dark berried and dried plum with aged smokiness. It had a rich texture and dimension with a vivid expression of the tannin. An undertone of damp bark, fungi and moss created a wonderful earthiness. The finish is more on the tannin than acidity.
This wine is like a mature man who meditates daily. He hunts truffles for fun and tells interesting stories in a calm manner. (3560 views) | | | Tasted by NickBurwood on 12/22/2020: October note still stands...but I forgot to alter my cellar label!!
Hold till '24 at least. Potential 93+pts. (4211 views) | | | Tasted by NickBurwood on 10/12/2020: Deliberately opened as seems to be a huge disparity of opinions over drinking dates...
...91pts as stands - but leave until 2024 and I'm convinced that you would get a lot more from this. That's my opinion!! Potential 93+ (4461 views) | | | Tasted by dbg on 9/30/2020: Taking an early peek at this one. Cellared since release, perfect cork and fill. Dark purple to rim. Intense nose of mocha, plums, blackberries, pretty fruit driven without any earthy complexity. Very full bodied, lush ripe fruit, glossy palate-coating texture, decent balancing acidity, a bit of alcohol is evident, moderate tannins, long powerful finish. Very modern, no complexity yet (will it ever?) and far from a classic Bordeaux, but a great example of what it is. (4106 views) | | | Tasted by mchern02 on 9/4/2020 & rated 94 points: 2 hours in the decanter
Vibrant, forward and enveloping nose of Kirsch and darker black fruits, milk chocolate, and ripeness. Big and rich.
Unctuous palate with strong, layers of dark fruit, grwat acidity, balanced and attractive oak balance, and firm acidity. Lots of dimension and merlot driven. Long finish with youthful excessive elements which make this somewhat of a behemoth.
Big and delicious; fun now but built for the long haul and will improve. (3655 views) | | | Tasted by wineforth on 8/13/2020 & rated 97 points: Tasted en primeur in April 2010 I was so impressed I went back and tried three different bottles! Thick, plummy, opaque and mineraly I gave it 97 and bought a half case.
Ten years on this is the first bottle from that case. Most vintages of Angélus I find overblown and there is an element of this here - it doesn't spoil the wine though. Big nose of blueberry and the palate as per en primeur. Huge length of finish. Loads of soft fruit and plentiful tannins. Whilst Palmer is more my style in this price bracket, I'll keep these and drink a bottle every few years. This is a wine that will last decades so there's no hurry. (3696 views) | | | Tasted by chatters on 11/17/2019: From Coravin. Ripe plums, prunes, biscuit, plenty of oak, sweet spice, chocolate, very slight mint. Juicy acid (feels adjusted), liquorice, prunes over plums, a bitter note here as well. medium plus intensity grainy tannins close down the palate with the oak notes (chocolate/cream) travelling long. (5785 views) | | | Tasted by Collector1855 on 10/29/2019 & rated 96 points: Bordeaux 2009 Grand Cru / 10-years on / tasted blind: WOTN #2, but my least favorite in this flight. After an initial positive impression with lots of blue fruit, the wine came across as too Napaesque for me. Cassis syrup, plum. It does have the structure and acidity to support it, but we have gone astray here for my Bordeaux taste. Score higher if you like this style. (6925 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Decanter, Château Angélus: virtual masterclass (11/2/2021)
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JebDunnuck.com, Bordeaux 2009: One of the Greats (11/23/2020)
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| Château Angélus Producer website - Read more about Chateau AngelusRed Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBordeaux Bordeaux Wine Guide
Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux)
History of Bordeaux
History of 1855 Bordeaux Classification
"2009 is all about ripeness, with wines impressively packed with ripe fruit and high alcohol levels. They are showy, in-your-face, and full of pleasure. The 2010s have the fruit and alcohol levels of the 2009s, but with a compelling freshness on the finish that balances the fruit and provides a perfect sense of structure." - Ben Nelson
"2016 is a landmark vintage in certain spots of Bordeaux and it should be remembered as one of the most inspired campaigns of the last 40-50+ years." -Jon Rimmerman
"The quality of red Bordeaux in 2016 was universally lauded – although the response to the en primeur campaign was muted. Quantity was high too, with the equivalent of 770 million bottles of wine produced. An exceptionally dry summer with cool nights eventually, thanks to mid September rain, resulted in small, thick-skinned, ripe grapes, and the wines are marked by high tannin and acidity, with superb aromatic fragrance." - Jancis Robinson
"2017 was complicated, but there are some excellent wines. Expect plenty of freshness and drinkability from wines that will offer excellent value, and others that will rival 2016 in terms of ripeness and ageability. But they are likely to be the exception not the rule, making careful selection key." - Jane Anson
"In the past, a vintage such as 2022 may have been overripe, raisined and low in acidity but 2022 had a sneaky little reservoir in its back pocket - a near perfect marriage of cool/cold/rain the previous winter and the previous vintage that literally soaked the soils (a key to why 2022 is not 2003...or 1893)." - Jon RimmermanLibournais Libournais (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux) - Read more about St. Emilion and its wines - Read more about Pomerol and its wines
Saint Emilion Grat Classified Growth, Classified Growths, Grands Crus Classes, GCC
In 1954, while the "Graves" growths had just published their own classification, the wine syndicate of Saint-Emilion, composed by wine growers, brokers and wine traders with the approval of the INAO - Institut National des Appellations d'Origine (A.O.C), decided to work on a classification for the wines of Saint Emilion. Initially, four grades were defined. These were reduced to two - First Great Classified Growth (A and B) and Great Classified Growth - in 1984.
As of Medoc's 1855 historical grading, the Saint-Emilion Great Classified Growth classification is not only based on qualitative criteria by tasting the wines on a ten years period previous to the assessment, but also on commercial considerations such as:
- sales price levels
- national and international commercial distribution
- the estate's reputation on the market
Properties who don't manage to join the club of about sixty Classified Growths are given the denomination of Great Growth ("Grand Cru"), while the remaining wineries of the A.O.C are simply reported as "Saint-Emilion". It is to be noted that the owners must officially apply to appear in the official classification. Thus for example the famous Chateau Tertre-Roteboeuf, whose quality and reputation would easily justify to be listed among the First Great Classified Growths, does not appear here by the will of its owner, François Mitjaville.
The Saint-Emilion Great Growth classification was revised in 1969, 1985, 1996 and 2006. The only two guaranteed vintage (A.O.C) who can apply to the classification are the "Saint-Emilion Grand Cru" and "Saint-Emilion" areas.
By grading 61 properties, the 2006 revision confirmed many growths from the former classification, but also caused a number of surprises and a few inevitable disappointments. Many observers thought that the impressive progression of Perse's Chateau Pavie since 1998 would be rewarded by an upgrade into the First Great Classified Growths (A) category, but finally such was not the case.
Among the estates promoted to the First Great Classified Growths B category are Chateau Troplong-Mondot and Pavie-Macquin, whose efforts made since the Nineties fully justify their new grade. It should be noted that no First Great Classified Growth was relegated to the lower Great Classified Growth class.
Promoted growths from the status of Great Growth ("Grand Cru") to Great Classified Growth ("Grand Cru Classe") are: Chateaux Bellefont-Belcier, Destieux, Fleur Cardinale, Grand Corbin, Grand Corbin-Despagne and Monbousquet.
The demoted growths from the status of Great Classified Growth to Great Growth are: Chateaux Bellevue, Cadet Bon, Faurie de Souchard, Guadet Saint-Julien, La Tour du Pin-Figeac (Belivier), La Tour du Pin-Figeac (Moueix), Lamarzelle, Petite Faurie de Soutard, Tertre Daugay, Villemaurine and Yon-Figeac. If the recent samples of some of the above mentioned properties may justify their current downgrade, there are great chances that estates like Bellevue, Tertre Daugay or Yon-Figeac will be upgraded to their previous rankings by the next revision in 2016 as the progresses noted after 2000, but not entering in the range of vintages (1993 - 2002) appointed for the criteria of selection for the 2006 classification, are noticable.
The two following estates have completely disappeared from the Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classification: Curé-Bon-la-Madeleine (integrated meanwhile to Chateau Canon) and La Clusière (integrated meanwhile to Chateau Pavie).
Finally, no estate considered as "garagiste" has integrated the classification. Valandraud, Mondotte, Le Dome, Bellevue-Mondotte or Magrez-Fombrauge have, for the least, the potential to be ranked as Great Classified Growths. In sight of the very fine quality reached by the above mentioned estates in recent vintages as well as all the innovative wine making methods used by the "garagistes", it remains to be seen whether the authorities will dare to cross the line in 2016..?St. Émilion Grand Cru Les Vins de St. Émilion (Syndicate Vitocole de Saint-Emilion) – Read about St. Emilion
Vins de Bordeaux:
Grape Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot
Soil: Sandy soils with alluvial gravel deposits
Surface Area: 4,160 ha |
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