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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.6 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 12 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | Tasted by Mathijs81 on 7/29/2023 & rated 94 points: Brought as a blind bottle for a friends birthday. Scratched my head seeing the negative vibes on this vintage.
But damn, this surprised me so much ... to me, firing in all cylinders. Not a frequent Angelus drinker, so no much to compare against.
But I really loved the nose and taste, even though the finish was a bit short.
This is à point for me ! Solid 94 as well.
Mathijs (440 views) | | Tasted by Vinum Deorum on 3/15/2021 & rated 93 points: Very charming Angelus, though clearly not on par with what the Chateau usually produces. Medium bodied, quite pale color, the wine is elegant but lacks a bit of depth. It somehow reminded me of a pinot noir character: focused, elegant, smooth with a level of acidity bringing freshness (probaly a tad bit prominent). Not very long, but very decent. Hard to be impressed, but it is fair to say they did pretty well in the most challenging vintage Bordeaux have had for the past 25 years. (1821 views) | | Tasted by willmark on 7/19/2019 & rated 89 points: 19th July 2019 Decanted for 30mins; to enjoy with Wagyu beef MB4. Expressions of youth, very good structure to the wine, can savour the silkiness and smoothness on the palette...still young but has the makings of a truly enjoyable wonderful wine upon maturity. (2589 views) | | Tasted by Fractalage on 1/30/2018 & rated 90 points: Might very well be the best of show for the 2013 Masters of Wine annual SF Bordeaux Grand Cru tasting. Out of the 56 bottles offered this was a star showing a more approachable, less imposed and manipulated juice: Fruit and acid in balance with softer than the rest astringency. I would recommend to avoid the right bank's '13's as none tasted cellar worthy and very much chemically manipulated. (2938 views) | | Tasted by RajivAyyangar on 1/30/2018 & rated 88 points: IMW Bordeaux Tasting - 2013 Vintage (Hyatt, San Francisco): Brooding mushrooms. Black plum with Brett. Vanilla-cinnamon oak. Aromatic but shows it's oak a bit clumsily. Some development and integration. An austere palate. (4245 views) | | Tasted by Mark1npt on 9/4/2017 & rated 91 points: Maybe the weakest of the 9 vintages we had today, but still a wine any vintner would be proud to put out. 50/50 merlot and cab franc, more refined in both fruit and horsepower than any other vintage and it fell just a bit short on the back end with a truncated finish, but as I said, when held up to the other 8 vintages today it's the runt of the litter. The kind of runt you'd like to have 3-4 cases of in your cellar....... (3242 views) | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 5/25/2016 & rated 93 points: Medium bodied, forward wine with a focus on its fresh, sweet, red berry core, with caramel, smoke, thyme, fresh herbs, flowers and cherries in the mix. If Burgundy made Bordeaux, it would probably taste like this.. (3539 views) | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 4/28/2014 & rated 92 points: From a blend of 62% Merlot and 38% Cabernet Franc, truffle, chocolate-covered cherry, earth and spice box aromas are coupled with soft, silky tannins and a medium-bodied finish filled with silky, dark red berries and cocoa. From yields of 28 hectares per hectare, the Grand Vin was produced from 65% of the harvest. The wine reached 13.1% alcohol. According to Hubert de Bouard, it is the best Burgundy they have ever made. 91-93 Pts (5197 views) | | Tasted by Yagil on 3/31/2014 & rated 93 points: 92-95 (1140 views) | | Tasted by dcwino on 3/30/2014 & rated 93 points: 2013 editon of En Primeur - Kelly and Kevin’s excellent adventure; 3/26/2014-4/1/2014 (Mostly in Bordeaux and a night in Paris): Ripe but cool blue fruits, sweet spices, milk chocolate and mineral. Good concentration, silky, soft and nicely integrated tannins. This is surprisingly elegant. (9787 views) |
| By James Suckling JamesSuckling.com (5/31/2022) (Château Angélus St.-Emilion, France) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW JancisRobinson.com (5/31/2022) (Ch Angélus St-Émilion Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Chris Kissack Winedoctor, November 2017 (11/1/2017) (Château Angélus St Emilion Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Gary Walsh The WINEFRONT (5/16/2017) (Chateau Angelus Saint Emilion Grand Cru) Subscribe to see review text. | By Julia Harding, MW JancisRobinson.com (1/27/2017) (Ch Angélus St-Émilion Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By James Suckling JamesSuckling.com (2/10/2016) (Château Angélus St.-Emilion, France) Subscribe to see review text. | By Chris Kissack Winedoctor, October 2015 (10/1/2015) (Château Angélus St Emilion Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Ian D'Agata Vinous, May-14, IWC Issue #174 (5/1/2014) (Chateau Angelus Saint-Emilion) Subscribe to see review text. | By James Lawther MW Decanter, Bordeaux 2013 results: St Emilion Premier Grands Crus Classes (4/9/2014) (Château Angélus, St-Émilion, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Richard Hemming, MW JancisRobinson.com (4/1/2014) (Ch Angélus St-Émilion Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni Vinous, 2013 Bordeaux: Walking the Tightrope (Apr 2014) (Angélus Angélus Saint Emilion 1er Grand Cru Classé "A" Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Chris Kissack Winedoctor, April 2014 (4/1/2014) (Château Angélus St Emilion Red) Subscribe to see review text. | NOTE: Scores and reviews are the property of JamesSuckling.com and JancisRobinson.com and Winedoctor and The WINEFRONT and Vinous and Decanter. (manage subscription channels) |
| 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)
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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
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"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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