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| Community Tasting Notes (average 94 pts. and median of 94 pts. in 222 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by thomasito2001 on 5/3/2024 & rated 94 points: See my previous note, very pleasant and a great wine to drink, but not much evolution since last time and still lacking complexity. A somewhat unidimensional behemoth. (294 views) | | | Tasted by djhammond on 4/23/2024 & rated 96 points: For myself, this up there with the 1990 as the best pre millennial Angélus. I love the right bank wines from 1998, and this lives up to expectations, and the only barrier to matching the Cheval Blanc and Trotanoy, is a lightness on the finish. The nose alone merits a perfect rating, and the depth and complexity on the palate are exceptional. Whether age resolves the issues on the finish is to be seen. With a good finish, this would merit another couple of points. 96+ (423 views) | | | Tasted by Vicchangus on 3/30/2024 & rated 96 points: Drinking beautifully. Well developed tertiary notes, very fine. (475 views) | | | Tasted by englishman's claret on 3/30/2024 & rated 96 points: Again en magnum; I'm just as enthusiastic as I was in 2019, though the profile has shifted somewhat in favor of showing off the Merlot elements much more prominently. Wonderful energy, naturally ripe boysenberry and plum, ganache, a hint of truffle - brimming with life, full of energy. Fine, natural sweetness in the mouth and a lingering finish. (825 views) | | | Tasted by CHarder on 3/17/2024 & rated 97 points: Fantastic bottle. Ready but with plenty of life left. Fruit is there, freshness is there. Needed a bit of air (would give it 1hr decant) before fully opening up all cylinders. Beautiful right bank. (635 views) | | | Tasted by jviz on 2/4/2024 & rated 95 points: This benefited from being open next to a bunch of burgundies, young and old. It is a testament to the greatness and quality of the 98 vintage on the right bank. This was coiled and composed, still surprisingly primary, but there were hints of leather and tobacco in a background of blackberry fruit. Angelus is the Mouton of the right side IMO, as its appeal comes from its concentration of fruit and power, rather than savory nuance. (1286 views) | | | Tasted by Nutty08 on 2/3/2024 & rated 95 points: Fantastic bdx in the middle of a burgundy tasting. Still young, showing some wood influence but is polished and silky and showing both power and polished tannins as one can find on the right bank. Very good (1031 views) | | | Tasted by GuanYu on 1/24/2024 & rated 96 points: Dark ruby red with pinkish-orange rim. Blackcurrant, cedar, cigar box, mint, crushed rose petals. Full bodied, medium acidity, medium tannin, and medium alcohol. Complex, layered and silky palate. Balanced and excellent mid-palate.
My first ever bottle of Angelus. Wine was in teenager stage at time of tasting. It had just entered early tertiary phase. Prime to drink now, and could cellar for another 2 decades easily in ideal conditions. (855 views) | | | Tasted by CarpeDiem! on 1/14/2024 & rated 94 points: Elegant, inviting nose of subtle wood, sweet tobacco and chocolate. Complex, multilayered, perfectly structured. Still young, with crispy but well matured black berries. On the palate fine leather, plum, liquorice, chocolate, camphor, yielding into a long fresh finish. Although the tannins are melting they will comfortably fuel another decade of joy with this wonderful bottle. (999 views) | | | Tasted by Harry Cantrell on 12/3/2023 & rated 96 points: Garnet. Nose a pretty mix of flowers, red and black fruits. Taste of red and black fruits, lingering finish. A delight. From BWE convention second night. (1048 views) | | | Tasted by Decanting Queen on 11/23/2023 & rated 93 points: A surprise bottle for Paul while we were in LA over Thanksgiving. This was drinking very young and closed over 3 days despite lots of air time. It didn’t compare to his favorite wine ever when we had it in 2020 (and in my top 10 wines ever) but that might be an unfair bar. All the potential is there, just maturing at a different rate than the previous bottle. Would never have guessed pre-2010. It’s such a gamble but we will leave our other bottle in the cellar for another 5 years at least. Maybe we will try on his next big bday? (1583 views) | | | Tasted by BLam on 9/26/2023 & rated 94 points: I brought it to D's Wedding Anniversary dinner in 晶采轩. This wine served as the last wine in the list among the Burgundies and stood out the bursted aroma, smoother palate, better structure and longer finish. It was openned in bottle 4 hours before serving. (1438 views) | | | Tasted by alittle on 8/25/2023 & rated 95 points: Textbook right bank Bordeaux, although perhaps a smidge more overt wood than I would ideally like. That said, this showed beautifully and improved over the course of the evening. This is firmly in early maturity, and a wine I would like to revisit in another decade or so. (1149 views) | | | Tasted by scamhi on 7/21/2023: delicious bottle served next to the 98 Cheval Blanc. This was a close second slightly vegetal next to the uber smooth CB (1489 views) | | | Tasted by BLam on 6/9/2023 & rated 94 points: It was the first btl among the 12 and served it in L's BD party. A lovely silky smooth wine but still subtle at this moment. It should take a little more time to breath. (1468 views) | | | Tasted by dream on 12/31/2022 & rated 93 points: This remains a structured vintage of Angelus but it's slowly softening with age and is showing quite well tonight. Ripe dark red fruits combine with crisp acids to create a balanced and delicious St. Emilion without the usual opulence and slight over ripeness of some other vintages which is not a bad thing. The finish is layered and classic with notes of truffles, bitter chocolate and minerals. Hold my remaining bottles for as long as possible given the upward trajectory. Decanted 4 hours. 93+ (2580 views) | | | Tasted by Cailles on 12/18/2022 & rated 95 points: 16x Right Bank Bordeaux 1998: Almost 25 years later, it’s a great time to check in on the wines of the much lauded right bank vintage. All wines tasted single blind. A few observations: A) most wines showed quite open with a melted tannin structure, but still good tension across the board. B) The highlight was rather on the structural side (elegance and finesse in most wines), than on the aromatic depth side, which was limited, also due to… C) …the fact that there is limited tertiary expression yet. Most wines will need at least another 5 to rather 10 years to reach their peak. D) An average rating of 91.9pts in my book and 92.0pts for the group shows that despite a few highlights, the reception was mixed overall. E) Best wines today were Angelus (group average 94.9pts), Valandraud (94.4) and Cheval Blanc (94.0). I would put L’Evangile (rated 95pts) in the top category too but the group (average 92.6) was less enthusiastic.
TN: At first this had no nose only with time, it got some life with some fresh red fruit showing. Better on the palate with good weight and substance from the attack to the long finish. Intense black berries, dark red berries, with time brighter red fruit, ripe but not too ripe, earthy minerality, some hints of coffee which are great. Wonderful round and elegant frame, good tension and no excess weight. This was a success and certainly one of the best vintages for Angelus although I don’t believe it will reach the same highs as the 1990 (or in the future the 2016). The wine got 5 votes for WOTN and 10 out of 16 people gave 95pts or higher.
Decanting: Decanted for probably 4+ hours which was probably rather too long for this wine (and might have killed the nose). I would go for 2 hours.
Group score: 94.9
Group rank: 1st out of 16 reds (3040 views) | | | Tasted by La Sprezzatura on 11/26/2022 & rated 94 points: 1998 Horizontal Bordeaux Right Bank Tasting (private) (Essen'z): All wines were tasted single blind and were decanted before tasting. 14 right bank bordeaux and 2 pirates. All wines were from the vintage 1998.
General observations:
Unfortunately, the tasting was below my expectations. The was no real "wow-effect" at any wines as I had with the left bank tasting 1982-1990 we had a year ago. So I had to find out, that, me, personally, I like more the aged left than the aged right banks. In the end, Ridge Montebello (pirate) ended even up being the wine of the night for me.
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TN:
60% merlot and 40% cab franc
intense, finesse and elegant, ripe and well balanced black and red fruit, tobacco and cigar box, blueberry, this is well integrated, balanced and fun. one of the wine of the night.
powerful but well balanced, blue- and blackberry, tannins ripe and agreeable, almost no wood... my style (1947 views) | | | Tasted by sirpat00 on 11/26/2022 & rated 94 points: Bordeaux Right Bank 1998 tasting (Essenz (Brugg)): Bordeaux right bank 1998 tasting. All wines were served single blind and were decanted several hours. The sample showed i/ generally healthy and structured wines, still quite primary with further aging potential; ii/ the overall performance was below expectations considering the repute of the vintage for the right bank (although this may be due to the very long aeration), iii/ top wine for me were 1. Valandrau (95), 2. L’Evangile (95), 3. Angélus (94) while for the group the ranking was 1. Angélus (94.9), 2. Valandrau (94.4), 3. Cheval Blanc (94.0). Complete list including group scores included in the tasting story.
Tasting note:
Nice ripe and red berry fruit of raspberry and cherry. Rather extracted with a good amount of power behind it and only marginal aging notes. The palate was fresh, mostly juicy with decent tension. There was just a bit of heat unfortunately. (2124 views) | | | Tasted by djhammond on 6/26/2022 & rated 97 points: I foreswore to leave this alone for a couple of years last summer, but I couldn't resist it, and I wasn't disappointed as the interim 12 months have made a difference. The slight greenness on the nose has resolved and it could merit a perfect score on its aromas. Red cherry, strawberry, and chocolate are rich on the nose and palate, and the Cabernet Franc is distinctive with bell pepper prominent in the mix. The depth is excellent and the palate is complex. Likewise the finish is pushing 60 seconds and is perfectly balanced, but lingering tannin is still distracting end palate and on the finish. 1998 produced some incredible wines from the right bank and this is potentially up there with the Cheval Blanc and Trotanoy. This is showing early secondary notes and is singing with lengthy decanting, but another 3 years should dramatically take this to the next level. (3437 views) | | | Tasted by jmoon on 6/18/2022 & rated 95 points: Plush and open, took about 3 hours to really fly its flag. Wonderful wine, early secondary stage despite age - peak in another 5-10 years? Excellent now though. (1907 views) | | | Tasted by gsquireh on 4/17/2022 & rated 98 points: My note from six years ago is pretty much my note today with a few changes. The 1998 Angelus is even better than when I drank in 2016. The color is now a deep, dark, but inviting purple color. Beautiful and lucsious in the mouth at 24 years old. The blueberry has embraced the black currant and black raspberries, making this Angelus even more glorious and delicious. A hint of chocolate, with scrumptious white truffle, the tannins are are magnificent, rich and rounded, and lead to a luxuriating forever finish. Elegant elegance! Only sad note, my last bottle. (2445 views) | | | Tasted by redhead6971 on 3/13/2022 & rated 96 points: Anton’s Wine Tasting Notes
Winery: Château Angelus 1er Grand Cru Classé
Varietal: Merlot Cabernet Franc
Area/Appellation: France, Bordeaux, St.Émilion Vintage: 1998
Price: $359 Anton’s Vintage Wine inventory.
Color: dark ruby with the slightest hint of ruby pink on the rim. Legs: moderate 2 fast
Nose: Blackberry compote, rich earth, Black cherry, raspberry, dark plum, black licorice, refined tobacco leaf,
Palate: Blackberry, loam, Red cherry, dark rich plum, black licorice, aged tobacco leaf, leather,
Finish: ethereal, graceful, aging beautifully, still has plenty of back bone and fruit and is now developing extraordinary secondary characteristics.
Comments: At 24 years old still has plenty of life ahead.
Drink now through 2032. I first discovered Saint Émilion when I had my store on South Seneca in the olden dayz. 😂 I discovered Pomerol (The famous 1993 Château Pétrus sale) first and Saint Émilion next. They are by far one my favorite wines and my favorite region to explore. #KowalskiRetailLiquor
Pairing Suggestions: stews with game meat, any rich grilled meats, tomato based pasta, Barbecue beef ribs with Rich sauce but not spicy.
Score in terms of Vintage: 96
Score for the Wine: 96++
Value for the Money: Silver Cellar Trophy 🥈
Date Tasted: 03/12/2022
Tasted by: (2572 views) | | | Tasted by CarpeDiem! on 12/31/2021 & rated 96 points: Generous, expressive, elegant nose of fine wood, tobacco, leather and chocolate. Impressively structured and complex, with fresh, but perfectly ripe black berries, tobacco, plum, liquorice, chocolate. A long finish, promising at least another two decades of life for this extraordinary bottle. (2985 views) | | | Tasted by Invest on 12/26/2021 & rated 96 points: Give it an hour of air in the decanter. 13,5% Alc., unfiltered red plum color.
Nose: Deep, mystic, plum, truffles, forest floor.
Palate: Finest sweet cherry, some dark berries, freshness, different pralines and chocolate aromas, truffles. Still young, everything perfect balanced and full of harmony with high definition and a lovely animating drinking flow. Aristocratic, i.e. never too loud, very delicate and complex, an inside depth you want to listen to. Lasting finish.
Awesome wine, a wonderful combination with our braised deer shoulder we had for lunch on Christmas Day. (2068 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Vinous, May/June 2000, IWC Issue #90
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Vinous, May/June 1999, IWC Issue #84
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RJonWine.com (6/6/2007)
(Château Angélus) Lovely, deep garnet red color; subtle leather nose initially, that really opened up after 45 minutes in the glass; lovely entry, with cranberry, cassis and well integrated tannins; medium-plus finish (also tried from a 2nd bottle that was slightly corked) 94 points | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (8/28/2005)
(Château Angélus) Reticent vanilla oak nose; tasty, black fruit, plum, caramel palate; medium finish 91+ pts. 91 points | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (1/28/2005)
(Château Angélus) Blackberry, cassis, lavender nose; tasty, solid, blackberry, cassis palate; medium-plus finish 93 points | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (3/7/2003)
(Château Angélus) Rich blackberry nose; elegant tart blackberry, black fruit palate, with supple tannins, but rather closed now; medium-plus finish (55% Merlot, 45% Cabernet Franc) 93 points | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (2/21/2003)
(Château Angélus) Blackberry, berry nose; tasty, blackberry, berry, cassis palate; medium-plus finish 93 points |
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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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