Chateau Angelus at Ivy (Ivy Bottle Shop, Sydney): Even with 2 hours in the decanted this is quite closed and, for the first time in this bracket, I can see some plain chocolate to accompany plummy fruit . Behind this a little red berry, sweet spice. Alcohol lends a little minty note. On the palate it's unsurprisingly concentrated and dense, plummy fruit still manages to retain some freshness beneath the plentiful oak and, again, the alcohol is present but well managed. Tannins are coarse silk textured and a little chewy, the oak flavours are more dominant on the finish; chocolate especially.
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Everything that makes Chateau Angelus great is here in spades! The wine is almost opaque in color. In the glass, the perfume pops with its essence of black, dark red and blue fruit, smoke, licorice, flowers, espresso, chocolate and an array of spices. The wine is full-bodied, intense, silky, vibrant and concentrated with multiple-layers of perfectly ripe, sweet, cashmere textured fruits. The wine builds, expands and intensifies on your palate. The fruit offers purity and lift in the seamless finish that lingers for close to 60 seconds. Give this some time in the cellar and it will probably hit triple digits. It is that good! Drink from 2026-2060.
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Der Ausbau der CF im großen Fuder eröffnet ganz neue Frische und florale Aspekte. Dunkle Früchte, bester Kirschsaft, etwas Anis und Süßholz, Sauerkirschkerne, das ist sehr komplex und fein. Im Geschmack deutlich verschlossener als Carillon, viel straffer und deutlich subtiler. Hier ist alles auf Lagerung angelegt, in einem Jahr das frischen Saft mit delikaten Tanninen verbindet und wie eine Melange aus 2018 und 2019 wirkt. Sehr lang, dabei voll aristokratischer Zurückhaltung. Fast perfekt. 98-99
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Dark in color, the wine explodes with blackberry liqueur, plums, smoke, licorice, Asian spice, cherry blossoms, violets and truffles. The wine is full-bodied, rich, dense and intense, with layers of opulent, cashmere textured fruits. As good as that is, it's the mid-palate and finish, with its non-stop waves of silky, sensuous fruits that build, expands and intensifies, leaving you with a beautiful purity of fruit-infused with spicy chocolate. The endnotes linger for close to 60 seconds. Give this a decade or so of age and it should be a mind-blowing tasting experience. The wine blends 60% Merlot with 40% Cabernet Franc,14.5% ABV, 3.65 pH. The wine is aging in 100% new, French oak, however, 40% of the Cabernet Franc is aged in foudres, allowing the oak to almost finish integrating into the wine on release. Harvesting took place, September 12-September 30. 98-100
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Early sample of this famous producer. Very primary and very little experience at this stage. I wasn't blow away considering some of the other samples showed better at a fraction of the price.
Dense colour; quite closed on the nose, an unusual bouquet almost reminiscent of linseed - pretty reticent on this showing. Vigorous aeration does coax some flashes of classy fruit locked in here. Brooding; again a cool entry, real density and weight on the palate, tannins are present but well enveloped within a lush core of concentrated dark fruits. Drying effect builds slowly. Very mineral, very foursquare at present (not very Angelus!) - hard to read but density/weight/concentration of the material here suggests great potential. Very velvety/silky mouthfeel. 93-95?
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3/20/2024 - chatters wrote:
Chateau Angelus at Ivy (Ivy Bottle Shop, Sydney): Even with 2 hours in the decanted this is quite closed and, for the first time in this bracket, I can see some plain chocolate to accompany plummy fruit . Behind this a little red berry, sweet spice. Alcohol lends a little minty note. On the palate it's unsurprisingly concentrated and dense, plummy fruit still manages to retain some freshness beneath the plentiful oak and, again, the alcohol is present but well managed. Tannins are coarse silk textured and a little chewy, the oak flavours are more dominant on the finish; chocolate especially.
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3/21/2023 - Jeff Leve wrote: 99 Points
Everything that makes Chateau Angelus great is here in spades! The wine is almost opaque in color. In the glass, the perfume pops with its essence of black, dark red and blue fruit, smoke, licorice, flowers, espresso, chocolate and an array of spices. The wine is full-bodied, intense, silky, vibrant and concentrated with multiple-layers of perfectly ripe, sweet, cashmere textured fruits. The wine builds, expands and intensifies on your palate. The fruit offers purity and lift in the seamless finish that lingers for close to 60 seconds. Give this some time in the cellar and it will probably hit triple digits. It is that good! Drink from 2026-2060.
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6/21/2021 - Mali Likes this wine: 98 Points
Der Ausbau der CF im großen Fuder eröffnet ganz neue Frische und florale Aspekte. Dunkle Früchte, bester Kirschsaft, etwas Anis und Süßholz, Sauerkirschkerne, das ist sehr komplex und fein. Im Geschmack deutlich verschlossener als Carillon, viel straffer und deutlich subtiler. Hier ist alles auf Lagerung angelegt, in einem Jahr das frischen Saft mit delikaten Tanninen verbindet und wie eine Melange aus 2018 und 2019 wirkt. Sehr lang, dabei voll aristokratischer Zurückhaltung. Fast perfekt. 98-99
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5/20/2021 - Jeff Leve wrote: 99 Points
Dark in color, the wine explodes with blackberry liqueur, plums, smoke, licorice, Asian spice, cherry blossoms, violets and truffles. The wine is full-bodied, rich, dense and intense, with layers of opulent, cashmere textured fruits. As good as that is, it's the mid-palate and finish, with its non-stop waves of silky, sensuous fruits that build, expands and intensifies, leaving you with a beautiful purity of fruit-infused with spicy chocolate. The endnotes linger for close to 60 seconds. Give this a decade or so of age and it should be a mind-blowing tasting experience. The wine blends 60% Merlot with 40% Cabernet Franc,14.5% ABV, 3.65 pH. The wine is aging in 100% new, French oak, however, 40% of the Cabernet Franc is aged in foudres, allowing the oak to almost finish integrating into the wine on release. Harvesting took place, September 12-September 30. 98-100
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5/7/2021 - MJP Hou TX Likes this wine:
Early sample of this famous producer. Very primary and very little experience at this stage. I wasn't blow away considering some of the other samples showed better at a fraction of the price.
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4/27/2021 - vespasian wrote: 94 Points
EN PRIM SAMPLE
Dense colour; quite closed on the nose, an unusual bouquet almost reminiscent of linseed - pretty reticent on this showing. Vigorous aeration does coax some flashes of classy fruit locked in here. Brooding; again a cool entry, real density and weight on the palate, tannins are present but well enveloped within a lush core of concentrated dark fruits. Drying effect builds slowly. Very mineral, very foursquare at present (not very Angelus!) - hard to read but density/weight/concentration of the material here suggests great potential. Very velvety/silky mouthfeel. 93-95?
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