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Angelus & Pichon Lalande wine dinner @ King Power
Bangkok, Thailand
Tasted November 27, 2007 by loverboy with 900 views
Introduction
King Power Duty Free hosted a wine dinner introduced by Mr.Hubert, owner of Angelus and the President of Pichon Lalande at Pull man Hotel in Bangkok. This was an private and invitation only event. I was lucky enough to use a little connection of mine to finally made my name on the list. The event feathered 8 red Bordeaux and 1 Champagne.
Flight 1 (9 notes)
White - Sparkling
N.V. Pommery Champagne Brut Royal
84 points
Nothing special, was in the champagne reception and wasn't even served in champagne glass
Red
2005 Le Carillon de l'Angélus
88 points
Opened 1 hour before served. Ruby red in color, nice smell of blackberries, cherry, but light in the mouth. A little new to tell.
Red
1996 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
96 points
My WOTN, Decanted for 2 hours before served, but the best glass came from the bottle that opened for 4 hours ; Deep ruby red, still look young very well structured. Full nice scent of caramel, cassis, berries, very complicated. Extra long finish approx 1+ min
Red
1998 Château Angélus
94 points
Deep dark ruby color with tons of fruits, scent of blackberries, quite strong tannin. Need another 3-4 years of cellaring Very nice wine,
Red
2001 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
91 points
Dark ruby, still very closed and backward. But look very promising. Concentrated tannic wine. Should start to show up 4+ years
Red
2001 Château Angélus
91 points
Deep ruby in color, even darker than the 1998. Very backward , tons of fruit but very tannic but with very long finish.