Commanderie de Bordeaux: Chateau Angelus with Victoire Touton (Maison Margaux, Mpls): Very dark red/purple color. Drank a glass over an hour plus. Gorgeous, elegant, highly perfumed and bursting with violets, purple fruits, lots of glycerin and caressing texture, dark cocoa beans, oh so nice and full of life. Intense yet capsulated and harmonious. Great future. 95(+)pts.
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Opened young on purpose. Decanted and drunk over an hour. Beautiful nose of blackberries and cassis with hint of herbs. Palate with loads of fruit, tannin, some spice. Great structure for aging but remarkably delicious and approachable now. Loved it and age will only make it better.
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Tasting at Chai Carillon in Castillon. Deep dark red. Intense fruit bouquet. Dark red fruit, violets, mineral, eucalyptus on finish. Tight tannins. This is big wine that needs time and space. 60% Merlot, 40% Cab Franc.
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Loads of fruit and spices. It's broad, mesmerizing nose, tanins are "enrobés" , very long finish. Too young but you can tell this will be crazy good in time.
My wife and I visited the Domaine in 2009 where the owner’s son-in-law was generous enough to pour an entire bottle over and beyond the visit :-). But I digress. This bottle poured into our decanter with an insane bouquet of bramble and blue fruit. When we sat down two hours later it seemed more closed with a muted nose and a tightly-wound palate of bramble fruit and chocolate. Very Pomerol-like and if tasted blind I would not have guessed St Emilion. Drink now with no decant or better to wait at least 5+ years. 94-95? Tough to score.
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Plenty of sweet spices, gingerbread, vanilla beans with some barnyard base notes. Raspberry and red cherry fruit, pretty ripe and sugar-coated in character – almost candy-like. Also distinctly floral elements as well as mineral notes of slate and dried herbs. Incredibly round, perfectly balanced, dense with a tight texture. This is an outstanding Angélus on a par with legendary vintages such as 2010 or 1990, but tasting this right next to Cheval Blanc 2018, it did become quite apparent that there is still a difference in terms of precision, number of layers and overall grace.
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Tasted double blind. This is the best vintage of Angelus I’ve had to date (out of 28 different vintages). For a long time in the 90s and 00s, the focus was too much on extraction and ripeness. A style change and the relatively fresh 2016 vintage show the true potential of this vineyards. This is a wine of stunning purity, complexity and elegance. This is not only prototype of what Angelus is capable of but also another testament of the greatness that lies in the 2016 vintage in Bordeaux. Today it was outshined by another youngster, the even more magical Cheval Blanc 2018 in the next glass (rated 99 pts). Compared to the CB, this is a touch less elegant (but it should get there), a touch less complex (age will help too) and a bit less precise (but still with high precision).
TN: Expressive candied fruit nose with some herbs and lots of crushed rocks. With time less of the sweet fruit is dominating and more mineral and herbal scents are coming through. It gets better and more balanced by the minute. On the palate this is expressive and intense, elegant and soft with pure red berries, some blue berries, some soft floral aromas, minerality, some Cab Franc herbs, some faint espresso notes. The fruit on the palate is quite pure (a touch less so on the nose). Not yet perfectly balanced but quite close with soft, velvety tannins (with just one or the other harder edge), perfect acidity. Soft, airy, weightless texture and an expansive, long, fruit and mineral-driven finish.
Decanting: Decanted for roughly one hour, consumed over another 2+ hours. It improved with time in the glass and hence, a longer (2+ hours) decant would have been best.
Glass: Conterno Sensory
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A bit over the top for me; ok, more than a bit. Sure, it's too young, but it's also built like an all-Pro linebacker. I miss my Angelus of the past. So long as the critics like it, I suppose, it's all good. And the price, ha! That said, glad I got to try it if only as a curiosity - ages ago, it was among my most favorite of wines. HOLD for a decade, at least; will last for ages beyond that.
Deep ruby red colour. Pronounced nose with dark plum, blackberry, tobacco, sweet spices, leather and black pepper. Pronounced taste of dark plum, blackberry, tobacco, sweet spices, leather, cedar and black pepper. Long and dry finish. High acidity. High tannins. Medium body. An outstanding St. Emilion that has great potential for development going forward. Needs at least five more years. Goes well with beef or lamb.
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A master-class of Chateau Angélus conducted by Stéphanie de Boüard (owner and managing director) and Serge Dubs (1989 Best Sommelier of the World) organized by Terre de Vins magazine in La Place de la Bourse, Bordeaux. 4 vintages in "6" tasted: 2016, 2006, 1996, 1986
A serious perfect wine candidate. It possesses everything one would expect from a Grand Vin: depth, length, silky tanins, powerfulness, balance, minerality. Vibrant energy, very focused and sharp. Aromas of red and black berries, forest, liquorice, wet earth, truffle. The cabernet franc really come through. Amazing structure and complexity. This will age for 50 years + and may deserve a perfect score in 10 + years. Awesome, and the clear winner of the flight.
With deep color, the wine offers some truffle, earth, florae and dark, red pit fruits in the incense. On the palate, the wine has the feel of well-worn, fine hotel linen with refined, sexy fruits and concentration. There is vibrancy to the fruits and velvetiness to the texture, coupled with depth, complexity and length. The wine was made from a blend of 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Franc. The Grand Vin represents 67% of the harvest.
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10/27/2023 - rocknroller wrote: 95 Points
Commanderie de Bordeaux: Chateau Angelus with Victoire Touton (Maison Margaux, Mpls): Very dark red/purple color. Drank a glass over an hour plus. Gorgeous, elegant, highly perfumed and bursting with violets, purple fruits, lots of glycerin and caressing texture, dark cocoa beans, oh so nice and full of life. Intense yet capsulated and harmonious. Great future. 95(+)pts.
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8/27/2023 - Ruby99 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Big dark and very delicious - and surprisingly approachable
Challenges our leaning toward giving great Bordeaux 20+ years of aging
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8/20/2023 - cgrimes Likes this wine: 96 Points
Opened young on purpose. Decanted and drunk over an hour. Beautiful nose of blackberries and cassis with hint of herbs. Palate with loads of fruit, tannin, some spice. Great structure for aging but remarkably delicious and approachable now. Loved it and age will only make it better.
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6/6/2023 - Dithiolium Likes this wine: 95 Points
Tasting at Chai Carillon in Castillon. Deep dark red. Intense fruit bouquet. Dark red fruit, violets, mineral, eucalyptus on finish. Tight tannins. This is big wine that needs time and space. 60% Merlot, 40% Cab Franc.
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2/24/2023 - philmtl Likes this wine:
Loads of fruit and spices. It's broad, mesmerizing nose, tanins are "enrobés" , very long finish. Too young but you can tell this will be crazy good in time.
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10/8/2022 - Lord of the Bottles Likes this wine: 94 Points
My wife and I visited the Domaine in 2009 where the owner’s son-in-law was generous enough to pour an entire bottle over and beyond the visit :-). But I digress. This bottle poured into our decanter with an insane bouquet of bramble and blue fruit. When we sat down two hours later it seemed more closed with a muted nose and a tightly-wound palate of bramble fruit and chocolate. Very Pomerol-like and if tasted blind I would not have guessed St Emilion. Drink now with no decant or better to wait at least 5+ years. 94-95? Tough to score.
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1/2/2022 - sirpat00 wrote: 96 Points
Plenty of sweet spices, gingerbread, vanilla beans with some barnyard base notes. Raspberry and red cherry fruit, pretty ripe and sugar-coated in character – almost candy-like. Also distinctly floral elements as well as mineral notes of slate and dried herbs. Incredibly round, perfectly balanced, dense with a tight texture. This is an outstanding Angélus on a par with legendary vintages such as 2010 or 1990, but tasting this right next to Cheval Blanc 2018, it did become quite apparent that there is still a difference in terms of precision, number of layers and overall grace.
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1/2/2022 - Cailles wrote: 97 Points
Tasted double blind. This is the best vintage of Angelus I’ve had to date (out of 28 different vintages). For a long time in the 90s and 00s, the focus was too much on extraction and ripeness. A style change and the relatively fresh 2016 vintage show the true potential of this vineyards. This is a wine of stunning purity, complexity and elegance. This is not only prototype of what Angelus is capable of but also another testament of the greatness that lies in the 2016 vintage in Bordeaux. Today it was outshined by another youngster, the even more magical Cheval Blanc 2018 in the next glass (rated 99 pts). Compared to the CB, this is a touch less elegant (but it should get there), a touch less complex (age will help too) and a bit less precise (but still with high precision).
TN: Expressive candied fruit nose with some herbs and lots of crushed rocks. With time less of the sweet fruit is dominating and more mineral and herbal scents are coming through. It gets better and more balanced by the minute. On the palate this is expressive and intense, elegant and soft with pure red berries, some blue berries, some soft floral aromas, minerality, some Cab Franc herbs, some faint espresso notes. The fruit on the palate is quite pure (a touch less so on the nose). Not yet perfectly balanced but quite close with soft, velvety tannins (with just one or the other harder edge), perfect acidity. Soft, airy, weightless texture and an expansive, long, fruit and mineral-driven finish.
Decanting: Decanted for roughly one hour, consumed over another 2+ hours. It improved with time in the glass and hence, a longer (2+ hours) decant would have been best.
Glass: Conterno Sensory
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10/8/2020 - watcheslover Likes this wine: 94 Points
Pas d'amélioration notoire
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6/21/2020 - Tim Heaton Likes this wine:
A bit over the top for me; ok, more than a bit. Sure, it's too young, but it's also built like an all-Pro linebacker. I miss my Angelus of the past. So long as the critics like it, I suppose, it's all good. And the price, ha! That said, glad I got to try it if only as a curiosity - ages ago, it was among my most favorite of wines. HOLD for a decade, at least; will last for ages beyond that.
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4/21/2020 - SuperSomm wrote:
Deep ruby red colour. Pronounced nose with dark plum, blackberry, tobacco, sweet spices, leather and black pepper. Pronounced taste of dark plum, blackberry, tobacco, sweet spices, leather, cedar and black pepper. Long and dry finish. High acidity. High tannins. Medium body. An outstanding St. Emilion that has great potential for development going forward. Needs at least five more years. Goes well with beef or lamb.
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12/16/2019 - Vinum Deorum wrote: 99 Points
A master-class of Chateau Angélus conducted by Stéphanie de Boüard (owner and managing director) and Serge Dubs (1989 Best Sommelier of the World) organized by Terre de Vins magazine in La Place de la Bourse, Bordeaux. 4 vintages in "6" tasted: 2016, 2006, 1996, 1986
A serious perfect wine candidate. It possesses everything one would expect from a Grand Vin: depth, length, silky tanins, powerfulness, balance, minerality. Vibrant energy, very focused and sharp. Aromas of red and black berries, forest, liquorice, wet earth, truffle. The cabernet franc really come through. Amazing structure and complexity. This will age for 50 years + and may deserve a perfect score in 10 + years. Awesome, and the clear winner of the flight.
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2/7/2019 - watcheslover wrote: 95 Points
Ecellent vin mais qui à mon humble avis, a perdu un peu de la magie que je lui trouvais lors des primeurs (noté alors 96-98)
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4/29/2017 - Jeff Leve wrote: 99 Points
With deep color, the wine offers some truffle, earth, florae and dark, red pit fruits in the incense. On the palate, the wine has the feel of well-worn, fine hotel linen with refined, sexy fruits and concentration. There is vibrancy to the fruits and velvetiness to the texture, coupled with depth, complexity and length. The wine was made from a blend of 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Franc. The Grand Vin represents 67% of the harvest.
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