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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92.8 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 60 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Tineke v on 1/21/2024: x (864 views) | | | Tasted by chatters on 9/24/2023: Sunday lunch with the Wine-Ark boys (Porcine, Oxford Street): Black hued fruits, plums, blackcurrant, sweet spice, a little red currant, plenty of polished oak shows vanilla, chocolate and clove, sweet spice. Lashings of textured grip greets the palate, touches of alcohol warmth, plenty of sweet spice, cedar, black hued fruits are present and play nicely on the long finish. Nom nom. (1226 views) | | | Tasted by Asbjornhoy on 9/1/2023: 96p. Deep red intense colour. Aromas of cedar and coffee Almost like a wine from Medoc. High concentration and long smooth aftertaste. Perfect balanced tannins. Have many years left in the cellar to reach its peak. (1064 views) | | | Tasted by chatters on 12/31/2022: Coravin fun - Bordeaux (My place, Kent Street): From Coravin. Medium plus intensity aromas show plummy, fruity backed by vanilla, a little caramel, sweet spice, a little red currant underpin, slight chocolate completes the nose. In the mouth it's plummy, rich, with plenty of polished oak, a little herbaceous underpin, slightly woody tannins, tangy, fleshy, beautifully balanced, long, lovely, in a great spot. (2467 views) | | | Tasted by dnnk88 on 11/12/2022 & rated 93 points: You can taste the pedigree. Open up. Good with a bit of air. 93-94 (1932 views) | | | Tasted by culater on 1/6/2022 & rated 94 points: Big and loaded with fruit, tannins and acidity. Long, complex and promising. Will wait min 3y before opening another. Took 1/2 bottle by Coravin today, and maybe a couple of weeks will show some more development. (2998 views) | | | Tasted by chatters on 12/23/2021: Coravin fun - Angelus & Lynch Bages (My place, Kent Street): From Coravin. Chocolate, caramel, ripe red and black plums, cheesy creamy notes, touch of sweet spice, a little raspberry with time a smidge of pyrazine. medium plus intensity acidity, ripe, rich but red rather than black hued fruits; plum, even strawberries, alcohol warmth is contained, tannins are drying but silky, velvety, long, pleasing. (2758 views) | | | Tasted by Cailles on 11/28/2021 & rated 96 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: Expressive- nose with ripe but fresh fruit, mostly in the red spectrum. Not overly exciting at first but more expressive and with additional layers of minerality, herbs and hints of toasty oak. On the palate this is great right from the go with lots of caramel, coffee balanced out by the fresh fruit which is pure and fresh. Very fine tannins, lots of acidity. Superb length. Probably not the weight of the great years but still great to drink today. Superb, from start to finish. Like the Ausone 2008, this wine, made in the same style, is easily worth 96 pts. I’ve tasted it again when the tasting was over and the initial impression was confirmed: stunning freshness, purity, complexity and precision. (3892 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:A sweet aroma profile with red berry fruit, a bit of caramel and creme brûlée. Also nicely perfumed. Nicely juicy palate but not really dense nor complex, but already drinking pretty well with fewer edges than many older vintages. (2429 views) | | | Tasted by Andice on 2/13/2021 & rated 92 points: This bottle supports the hypothesis that modern fruit-heavy styles don't age gracefully. It has shredded its youthful blast of black dense fruit and creamy oak which were so impressive at release. Now the residual sweet fruit seemed to be in an awkward place without the support of the usual tertiaries of old leather and cedarwood. Quality of fruit is evident nonetheless. Hold (3579 views) | | | Tasted by PDavisMarble on 11/21/2020 & rated 93 points: Angelus 238 tasting. Deep crimson. Rich, sweet nose of roses, mint, camphor and spice. This drank as more mature than the 2004. it is a lovely wine, with nice fruit and moderately developed secondary notes. This is an excellent wine, but didn't rise to the level of the '04 and '90. (2693 views) | | | Tasted by englishman's claret on 11/21/2020 & rated 94 points: Still young and with oak to resolve (hands off, if you’re thinking about grabbing one), but the blue fruit, truffle, spiced duck profile is enchanting and suggests great things to come. Round and supple in the mouth with a balance that belies the 14% ABV labeled. I share some concerns about increasingly alcoholic claret, but this should be some reassurance (3485 views) | | | Tasted by DrZett on 9/18/2020 & rated 94 points: Medium ruby colored. Violets and licorice in the nose. On the palate lots of dark berries, tobacco leafs, licorice and some dark chocolate notes. Full bodied with a lively medium acidity. Great structure and depth - at first it feels a little tight but after two hours in the decanter it really opend up. Beautifully balanced. Very long and elegant finish. This just entered its drinking window and will easily last 15 years more. (IG) (2628 views) | | | Tasted by Solidgold on 8/9/2020 & rated 97 points: Wonderful wine. Floral, big and bold. Took about 2 hours to really open up. Once it did, the aroma is contagious. One of the best st emillion grand cru I ever tasted. (2537 views) | | | Tasted by Psynergie on 7/19/2020 & rated 94 points: Robe : Pourpre-noir. Nez: cassis très marqué. Moelleux. Tanins doux. Longue finale fruitée. Excellent. (1822 views) | | | Tasted by Vinum Deorum on 7/3/2020 & rated 95 points: This has evolved in a wonderfoul manner, and is to me the archetype of a classical and elegant great Bordeaux.
First look at the glass shows a glowing and dark hue wine. Beautiful nose of ripe fruits (plum, cassis, crushed raspberries), spices, eucalyptus, and cedar wood. Luscious texture, is medium-bodied, very elegant, with great purity and freshness, aromas of truffle, earth and blackberry. This is both sexy and elegant. The finish is pretty long and the palate retains some freshness and a very nice and subtle saltiness. The tanins feels on the tongue and palate like a caress of a silk scarf that brushes your skin.
A vibrant and beautiful wine with a long future ahead . So much better than the backward souvenir I have from a bottle tasted 4 years ago! Very likely score upgrade in the coming years. (1543 views) | | | Tasted by ludwigbpm on 2/9/2020 & rated 94 points: Un crowd pleaser, assez faibles tanins et acidité sur la richesse du fruit avec des notes de cacao. Soyeux et charmeur, il est prêt à boire. (2829 views) | | | Tasted by dnnk88 on 12/19/2019 & rated 94 points: First Angelus. Nose of black fruits, tobacco, eucalyptus, spices. Palate of black fruits, prunes, liquorice, smoke, figs, mocha bitters, woody. Long, long finish. Dark and rather dense, with a restrained sweetness. This was quite elegant with fine tannins. Great ageing potential. Needs decanting if opening now. I would give this 3-5 more years (2248 views) | | | Tasted by chatters on 11/17/2019: From Coravin. Cream, vanilla, plums, sweet spice, a slight herbaceous note, biscuit, slight chocolate. Plums, a little red berry note. Juicy acid, slight toast, silky medium plus tannins, chocolate, alcohol warmth, cream, medium plus intensity body. Long. (2175 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 9/17/2018 & rated 95 points: Showing some change in the color as it ages, the wine has started offering secondary notes of truffle, smoke, licorice, hot bricks, herbs and salty, red berries. Full bodied, concentrated and with just a bit of tannins to shed, the finish offers a melange of dried, pit fruits and cocoa. You can start drinking this now, but 3-5 more years will yield a better tasting experience. (5352 views) | | | Tasted by Sen4469 on 4/12/2018 & rated 92 points: Good but still young. Wait another 5 years. (4099 views) | | | Tasted by chatters on 2/4/2018: Double decanted for 2.5 hours. Still very primary, rich plummy fruit, vanilla, cream and chocolate. Goes on forever. A very good accompaniment to Chateaubriand. (3918 views) | | | Tasted by chatters on 1/31/2018: Coravin Fun - Birthday selection (My place, Kent Street): Oof, tuck shop stuff. Lashings of buttery, creamy, vanilla oak plus chocolate, sweet spice, cedar married to ripe plum…I don't think this has moved at all in the last two years. Rich, fleshy, and a touch more savoury on the palate but much of a muchness with plenty of plummy chocolate, cedar, vanilla and spice. Tannins are more grippy than drying with a very slight astringency to them. Long. Young. Massive. (3696 views) | | | Tasted by chatters on 7/16/2016: Even after 8 years (and a double decant) the oak is still quite prevalent but, as it's so obviously expensive, and good quality, and integrated this is no issue. Plummy fruit, chocolate, and sweet spice. Very, very slight herbaceousness and black currant. In the mouth it's juicy with drying tannins that close down the plummy fruit. not as generous as I remember it but still very good though with cream and vanilla joining on the long finish. (7469 views) | | | Tasted by rikipedia on 6/1/2015 & rated 92 points: Terroir-istes International - France, Bordeaux, St. Emilion, Angelus Vertical (Groot Constantia): (Tasted Blind): Mid+ red-black colour that is a little cloudy. Certainly, a ripe, open nose bursting with red fruits, Victoria plum, fig and spicy oak.
The palate displays terrific purity of fruit with a plush texture filled with cocoa, Bing cherry, expresso and liquorice flavours. Medium+ body, this wine isn’t as concentrated as the previous two wines but has polish and silky fine-grained tannins. It has an elegance that I enjoyed, some density, but feels rather flamboyant, lacking a bit of tension and focus - it titillates. The finish is pretty long, closing with coconut, more dark chocolate and plum. This wine is somewhat rewarding, but not sure which direction it is heading. (375 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Decanter, Château Angélus vertical: 2000 - 2019 (9/28/2020)
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JebDunnuck.com, 2008 Bordeaux - Now at age 10 (2/28/2019)
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JancisRobinson.com (3/2/2018)
(Ch Angélus St-Émilion Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Neal Martin
Vinous, 2008 Bordeaux: A Day In A Life (Feb 2018) (2/18/2018)
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Decanter, 2008 Bordeaux 10 Years on (1/1/2018)
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View From the Cellar, Jul/Aug 2011, Issue #34, Re-Visiting the 2008 Bordeaux Vintage: Is It Superior to Both 2009 and 2010?
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Vinous, July/August 2011, IWC Issue #157
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View From the Cellar, Jan/Feb 2011, Issue #31, Snapshot of the 2008 Bordeaux Vintage- Really a Lovely and Classically Proportioned Year
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Vinous, May/June 2009, IWC Issue #144
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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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