Simple and rustic! As a 14%, I can't detect any heat, however, I can feel a bit of extraction, rich, woody fruits on the palate, drinking rather nicely at this point of its life.
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What's better than one Angelus? Two!! BNO dinner. The 02 was less Bordeaux-y than the 96, so it was my favorite. The 96 was really rocking and although I didn't ask, this one probably either was decanted before the event or was just more in the wheelhouse. The 02 definitely was showing more blackberry and less truffle, smoke and leather. Both of these wines are medium++ bodied wines, finishing with a moderate black pepper note on the 02 and a tamer, calmer smoked cedar and alder wood, ashy finish with a milder black pepper note. Really good wines with the porcini pork!!
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Beat the '89 Angelus: Had strong notes of hawthorn and tea leaves very similar to '98 Groffier Amoureuses a couple of months ago. Not sure what caused two completely different wines to show so similarly but in both instances this note was quite distracting. In any case this felt over-extracted and the structure of the wine was lacking to support the fruit.
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20 Vintages of Angelus (1988-2015): All wines tasted single blind. A few observations and conclusions: It seems that until more recently, Angelus focused on late picking, big wines with too much extraction. Most pre 2004 wines we tasted did not show well and are drying out or already have. The younger vintages showed better but only time will tell if the 2004 to 2015 vintages will age more gracefully. An experienced Angelus collector mentioned a style shift towards more finesse right after the promotion to Premier Grand Cru Classe A with the 2012 vintage. It would have been great to include more of the recent vintages (we had only 09/10/14/15) to better understand when and to what extent that shift happened. Still, there are some very good wines with the 2010 being the WOTN (rated 96+ pts, the structuredness, freshness and purity of the vintage shines through), narrowly ahead of the 2008 (96pts, these 2008 right banks are singing these days and are incredibly fresh) as well as two wines with 95 pts, the 2005 (slightly closed but lots of complexity and no structural deficits) and the 2015 (showcasing the stylistic shift: there aren’t many 2015s out there that share the light- and airiness and perfect ripeness level and purity with their respective 2010 counterparts).
TN: Deep dark nose with dark red and dark berries, quite ripe but not too ripe, crushed rocks, wet slate and some fresh herbs. Could be more expressive and precise. On the palate this is nice with fresh dark fruit, herbs and mnerality, some hints of coffee, probably a bit drying towards the finish but with otherwise fine tannins. Good acidity, good length and balance. Missing a touch of creamy- and sexiness. Will likely not have a long life but today easily drinks on a 91 pts level.
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Angélus vertical (Fribourg): Angélus vertical of 20 vintages. Main observations were : 1/ Older vintages before the mid-2000s often suffered from drying tannin and showed a lot of extraction, 2/ Younger vintages quickly benefited from aeration hence decanting advised, 3/ the fruit profile became darker over time 4/ best vintage to drink today: 2004. All wines were directly poured with no prior decant and served in flights of 4.
Tasting note: Ripe, pretty extracted fruit but actually hitting the sweet spot, a bit of mocha, tobacco, dried herbs and black tea. Dense, firmly structured. The palate came across in overdrive, needed time to settle and reach cruising altitude, but otherwise pretty impressive. Would have ventured an even higher score but when returning for a second round I felt there were some off-notes in the mix.
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Ruby red with bricking rim Classic Bordeaux nose. Leather, cedar, earthy tones Smooth. Tannin is still there. Medium finish. Some licorice. Austere. Chalky. All tertiary components.
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Broke this puppy out for a beautiful steak dinner with my girlfriend next to the ocean and palm trees. Deep ruby color and like velvet on the tongue. Luscious macerated black cherries, tobacco and baseball glove leather. Paired with a long bone ribeye and chocolate mousse. Divine!
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Dark Ox-blood, thick in color. Medium sediment. AMAZING nose!!!! Floral notes, pencil lead, meaty hints, red plum, tobacco, herbaceous (mint, thyme, lavender) Thick, full bodied wine. Long finish. Tastes like the nose. WOW! For a tougher vintage Angelus delivers a fantastic drinking experience. Drink now as its at its peak.
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Had Chateau Angelus wine tasting dinner at Tung Le Private Dining. Public Relations Manager of Angelus Bong Grelat-Tram was supposed to join for this event but couldn't make it due to the Covid19.
Carillon de Angelus 2014 (2nd wine of Angelus) Angelus 2014 (decanted for 2 hours) Angelus 2010 (double decanting for 2 hours) Angelus 2002 Angelus 1989
My wine of the night goes to 1989 Angelus. Blackberry, spice, liquorice, cedar, toast, coffee, chocolate. Still rich and powerful and in its perfect drinking window. Can last easily another 10-15 years.
2010 Angelus, if not of the 2 hours double decanting, it's probably not ready to drink yet or at the start of the drinking window. Some hints of greens, jam, rich, firm and yet balance tannin, medium+ acidity with a long finish. It was the second wine of the night, it was not hard to choose 1989 Angelus over 2010 even though RP score almost a perfect 100 for 2010 Angelus simply because it's still closed yet. I will imagine 2010 Angelus performing well better than 1989 Angelus in the next 5 years to come.
Even though 2014 Carillon de Angelus is still a very young wine, it's very approachable now and compares to its bigger brother 2002 and 2014 Angelus, it actually more friendly and drinking well on the taste palate.
2014 Angelus is simply in short, its there to show the comparison to its 2nd label. While the second label it's drinking well, the first label is closed and simply a waste to drink now. It's just too young. Black fruits, vanilla, spices with medium+ acid, medium+ tannin, long finish.
2002 is probably at its tail end of drinking window. Red fruits, plum, chocolate, spices. Will not improve any further. Suggest to drink up.
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4th Saturday group "uptown" tasting (M&R's): Blind. Opens with a bouillon note, along with stewy dark fruit and plum. Plum and red fruit on the palate. Not completely undrinkable, but not very good. Unfortunately this was our bottle, and not the first from the Binny's purchase to show these cooked/stewed notes.
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Very dark colour, a lot of sediment in the bottle. Left in the decanter for an hour before dinner, but the wine was even better a couple of hours after the meal. Flowery smell, fruity taste. Smooth not sharp. No acid, very little tannins. Not as powerful as I was expecting, but extremely pleasant with food. This is my only Ch. Angelus so I can't compare with other vintages, but my feeling is that this is probably not going to improve with longer keeping.
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Angelus Dinner: This shows the best of what you can get out of a poor right bank vintage; it doesn't try to paper over anything. Rather, it willingly surrenders the fat that the vintage didn't give to capitalize on the elegant profile of plums, violet, redcurrant, and cedar that the vintage endowed. No trying to beef this up with oak. You don't get the 1990 - but it's OK. You get an honest, wholly enjoyable expression of Angelus that teaches you something about the terroir.
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This was very pleasant and a solid example of what a Grand Cru St. Emilion should be. Lots of dark fruit, as noted by others, and great balance. Almost no sign of aging - slightly muted fruit but otherwise fresh, no browning and minimal leather on the palate. One surprise was a large amount of sediment, which started to appear in the fourth glass even though the wine had been sitting upright for about two weeks. Coffee filter time. I think the CT consensus of 91.5 points on this wine is about right - it's a fine but not truly exceptional Bordeaux. I'd estimate that this has at least another five good years if properly cellared, and probably longer.
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Second Sunday Group: 2007 Chateauneuf-du-Pape (R&D's): Notes of incense, violets and black fruit. Full-bodied and balanced, with loads of dark fruit on the palate. Notes of violets, incense and forest floor add complexity. Excellent.
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Bell pepper and white pepper on the nose with black raspberry, dry earth and leather notes. Lacks depth and finish on the palate although the tannins are no longer an issue. The flaws are better tolerated when paired with food, in this case a pasta with anchovies and mushrooms. Decanted one hour. 88-
Wao!!!! Dark, inky body with aromas of spices, black fruit, coffee and flowers. This wine is fully mature with resolve tannins, little acidity and full body. Long caudalis.
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More interesting on the nose, with its earth, tobacco, cherry and thyme personality, than on the medium bodied palate, with its sightly rustic tannins and dark, red plum character.
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My first ever Angelus from period 2000-2010. Drank with a good buddy, I opened the 2002 out of curiosity. They all said the 2002 vintage was quite poor, but hey ... a fine Château will always produce a fine wine.
In all honesty, my expectations exceeded the total package of this 2002 ( nose, flavour, taste, etc ). But still a fantastic St. Emilion 1GCCB, but I've tasted better, hence the 90 points.
Future ... guess it will last for a couple more years .... another five or so.
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Stunning, beautiful, reserved, compact, unresolved. This is just just JUST starting to come out of its shell - despite the vintage this is very ripe but never overdone with minerals, spices, black fruit, raspberry - shifting and evolving and never fixed. Needs another 10 years to really strut its stuff, 5 for those with no patience (like me)
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4th Saturday Group brown bagger (R&C's): Inky crimson color. Opens with a perfumed floral note but goes downhill quickly. Tomato, black currants, ripe dark fruit, prunes and stewed fruit aromas. On the palate this is sour, stewed and acidic.
Purchased at Binny's, this appears to have been suffering from heat damage.
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After three hours(decanted) , the wine became harmonic and excellent, but still a little bit hard. Tannins are not fully integrated and I think in 2-3 years it would be better.
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Decanted for 1H. Impressive nose of leather, coffee, cigar box spices. Seems to be young still with high acidity and a herbaceous greenness that I was not very impressed by. Also felt a tad hot at the end.
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Impressive nose with powerful black currant/berry fruit with just a hint of ammonium and coffee. Some black currant leaves also. Really crazy acidity on the palate that is very hard to get past. There is a very nice black berry fruit with a sexy hint of vanilla on the mid-palate. A really well-built wine but just a hint of greenness to it. There is some green bell pepper, especially in the aftertaste.. Also some creamy coffee notes.. Impressive wine for the vintage!! 94-96p.
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Good wine. In a good place right now, biut I probably won't try another for a couple of years; I suspect this might improve a bit. Downsides = a bit thin and sour on the palate, combined with some heat on the finish. Upsides = great mouth feel and simply fabulous anise/licorice on both the nose and (especially) the palate.
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The more 2002 I drink, the more I think that the vintage is totally underrated. This 02 Angelus was no exception. Brought to dinner at The Steakhouse at Harrah's Reno and decanted for about 45 mins before the main course. Shows a powerful and rich nose of earth, tobacco and blackberries. The aromas just waft out of the decanter and had the people at the next table asking us what wine we were drinking. Takes about 30 mins to relax in the glass and then shows a wonderfully complex palate of fruit, earth and tannins that are just starting to integrate. Fantastic bottle.
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Nice, wonderfully floral nose, but lacked a depth, dimension, and persistence. For the vintage, however, an outstanding effort -- and an affordable Angelus.
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This wine just flabbergasted my wife and me last night. What a powerfully dark rich aroma and taste. I would have been content just to smell it. I intended to decant a while but we did not wait long after opening as it was so delicious. Besides it was disappearing so fast I had to get some before too late. We both loved it, but it was so concentrated we could only drink small amounts at a time. Those times added up quickly however and we were soon through it, with a filet mignon dinner at home. I noticed however it did this partly with a higher than desirable alcohol level. Sure enough the next morning it had a grip on my head, although I had drunk much less than my usual amount of wine. I may try it again to impress people who like strong rich tastes as opposed to subtlety, but for me the experience has to pass the next morning test.
I had never had Angelus before. Can anyone tell me if their earlier vintages have lower alcohol levels? I would like to see what they were capable of before socko replaced subtle in the wine world. (I paid $129 at a rather better than average local Kroger's grocery store wine department.)
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Paid the big bucks at West restaurant in Vancouver, BC for this bottle and it was worth every penny. More than what you expect if you are trying to collect or drink bordeaux on a budget. Fabulous aroma 2 feet from the decanter upon opening. A suprising burst of fruit upon first taste. The compexity fo the bouquet stays with you through the hour of drinking this bottle. Fought off my wife for 3 glasses out of the bottle with dinner.
Note to all yanks out there that if you have the bucks the good Vancouver restaurants have all the great labels of France (if you can afford them).
Note to diners, West restaurant voted top Vancouver restaurant 4 years in a row and you will be impressed!
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Dark purple. Gorgeous nose with plums, blackberries, cherries, coffee and sweet tobacco. Mid-full bodied with stiff, dry tannins, very high acidity and subtle fruit. Long finish. Still very youthful-needs time. The palate is totally different from what is expected thanks to the sweetness and richness of the nose. Will round-up and soften with further bottle ageing.
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Double decanted. The wine still filled with huge tannin. Strong black fruits, mineral, oaks. Tannin is softened after the second hour of drinking. Big finish. Delicious wine that will need a long time to soften
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From bottle opened previous night, just a glass left for tomorrow. More blue fruit and mineral aromas than last night, with blue fruit, lavender and mineral flavors.
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Purchased on sale for $50. We pulled the cork and poured this into a decanter to see if we wanted to get more. Threw a little bit of sediment as the aromatics filled the kitchen. The aroma & flavor descriptors in the WA & WS reviews, which are similar, are pretty much spot on. Deep purple/garnet color, opaque almost to the rim. Notes of violets, lavender, blackberry and blue fruit. Flavors of blackberry, lavender and sweet dark fruit lead to a 40+ second finish dominated by sweet tannin, vanilla, black fruit and a hint of coffee. For my palate, a bit better than the reviews, 92/93 now with upside potential.
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UGC tasting. Rich fruit and good spice aromatics. Fruit is powerful for the vintage but not super concentrated. One of the few highlights of the tasting of these 2002s. 91-93 points.
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Deep purple color. Forward aromas of black fruit and some briar. Dustry tight tannins. Black fruit, but pretty wound up. Dissapointing for what it was, but may have longer term potential. 1/05
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8/4/2023 - Tao wrote: 91 Points
Simple and rustic! As a 14%, I can't detect any heat, however, I can feel a bit of extraction, rich, woody fruits on the palate, drinking rather nicely at this point of its life.
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6/17/2023 - mflesh wrote:
What's better than one Angelus? Two!! BNO dinner. The 02 was less Bordeaux-y than the 96, so it was my favorite. The 96 was really rocking and although I didn't ask, this one probably either was decanted before the event or was just more in the wheelhouse. The 02 definitely was showing more blackberry and less truffle, smoke and leather. Both of these wines are medium++ bodied wines, finishing with a moderate black pepper note on the 02 and a tamer, calmer smoked cedar and alder wood, ashy finish with a milder black pepper note. Really good wines with the porcini pork!!
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1/2/2023 - pclin wrote: 90 Points
Extracted and new worldish, I guessed it was from Napa. Not the best vintage for this producer.
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1/2/2023 - melvinyeowq wrote: 89 Points
Beat the '89 Angelus: Had strong notes of hawthorn and tea leaves very similar to '98 Groffier Amoureuses a couple of months ago. Not sure what caused two completely different wines to show so similarly but in both instances this note was quite distracting. In any case this felt over-extracted and the structure of the wine was lacking to support the fruit.
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12/3/2022 - linkswinelover6549 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Still drinking fantastic
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3/4/2022 - rcb25 wrote: flawed
Regrettably, tons of volatile acidity rendered this undrinkable.
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11/28/2021 - Cailles wrote: 91 Points
20 Vintages of Angelus (1988-2015): All wines tasted single blind. A few observations and conclusions: It seems that until more recently, Angelus focused on late picking, big wines with too much extraction. Most pre 2004 wines we tasted did not show well and are drying out or already have. The younger vintages showed better but only time will tell if the 2004 to 2015 vintages will age more gracefully. An experienced Angelus collector mentioned a style shift towards more finesse right after the promotion to Premier Grand Cru Classe A with the 2012 vintage. It would have been great to include more of the recent vintages (we had only 09/10/14/15) to better understand when and to what extent that shift happened. Still, there are some very good wines with the 2010 being the WOTN (rated 96+ pts, the structuredness, freshness and purity of the vintage shines through), narrowly ahead of the 2008 (96pts, these 2008 right banks are singing these days and are incredibly fresh) as well as two wines with 95 pts, the 2005 (slightly closed but lots of complexity and no structural deficits) and the 2015 (showcasing the stylistic shift: there aren’t many 2015s out there that share the light- and airiness and perfect ripeness level and purity with their respective 2010 counterparts).
TN: Deep dark nose with dark red and dark berries, quite ripe but not too ripe, crushed rocks, wet slate and some fresh herbs. Could be more expressive and precise. On the palate this is nice with fresh dark fruit, herbs and mnerality, some hints of coffee, probably a bit drying towards the finish but with otherwise fine tannins. Good acidity, good length and balance. Missing a touch of creamy- and sexiness. Will likely not have a long life but today easily drinks on a 91 pts level.
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11/22/2021 - sirpat00 wrote: 95 Points
Angélus vertical (Fribourg): Angélus vertical of 20 vintages. Main observations were : 1/ Older vintages before the mid-2000s often suffered from drying tannin and showed a lot of extraction, 2/ Younger vintages quickly benefited from aeration hence decanting advised, 3/ the fruit profile became darker over time 4/ best vintage to drink today: 2004. All wines were directly poured with no prior decant and served in flights of 4.
Tasting note:
Ripe, pretty extracted fruit but actually hitting the sweet spot, a bit of mocha, tobacco, dried herbs and black tea. Dense, firmly structured. The palate came across in overdrive, needed time to settle and reach cruising altitude, but otherwise pretty impressive. Would have ventured an even higher score but when returning for a second round I felt there were some off-notes in the mix.
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5/21/2021 - Genghis88 Likes this wine: 91 Points
@Ancora restaurant
Ruby red with bricking rim
Classic Bordeaux nose. Leather, cedar, earthy tones
Smooth. Tannin is still there. Medium finish. Some licorice.
Austere. Chalky. All tertiary components.
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11/21/2020 - ARosenberry Likes this wine: 94 Points
Broke this puppy out for a beautiful steak dinner with my girlfriend next to the ocean and palm trees. Deep ruby color and like velvet on the tongue. Luscious macerated black cherries, tobacco and baseball glove leather. Paired with a long bone ribeye and chocolate mousse. Divine!
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6/14/2020 - Genghis88 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Rar visiting from Dallas
Full day decant. Opened at 07:30.
Dark Ox-blood, thick in color. Medium sediment.
AMAZING nose!!!! Floral notes, pencil lead, meaty hints, red plum, tobacco, herbaceous (mint, thyme, lavender)
Thick, full bodied wine. Long finish. Tastes like the nose. WOW! For a tougher vintage Angelus delivers a fantastic drinking experience. Drink now as its at its peak.
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5/24/2020 - bhankins Likes this wine: 95 Points
Consumed on 25th anniversary
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4/22/2020 - dnnk88 Likes this wine: 94 Points
3rd CB Wine Night - Merlots!: Pedigree stuff
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2/11/2020 - Sean Tay wrote:
Had Chateau Angelus wine tasting dinner at Tung Le Private Dining. Public Relations Manager of Angelus Bong Grelat-Tram was supposed to join for this event but couldn't make it due to the Covid19.
Carillon de Angelus 2014 (2nd wine of Angelus)
Angelus 2014 (decanted for 2 hours)
Angelus 2010 (double decanting for 2 hours)
Angelus 2002
Angelus 1989
My wine of the night goes to 1989 Angelus. Blackberry, spice, liquorice, cedar, toast, coffee, chocolate. Still rich and powerful and in its perfect drinking window. Can last easily another 10-15 years.
2010 Angelus, if not of the 2 hours double decanting, it's probably not ready to drink yet or at the start of the drinking window. Some hints of greens, jam, rich, firm and yet balance tannin, medium+ acidity with a long finish. It was the second wine of the night, it was not hard to choose 1989 Angelus over 2010 even though RP score almost a perfect 100 for 2010 Angelus simply because it's still closed yet. I will imagine 2010 Angelus performing well better than 1989 Angelus in the next 5 years to come.
Even though 2014 Carillon de Angelus is still a very young wine, it's very approachable now and compares to its bigger brother 2002 and 2014 Angelus, it actually more friendly and drinking well on the taste palate.
2014 Angelus is simply in short, its there to show the comparison to its 2nd label. While the second label it's drinking well, the first label is closed and simply a waste to drink now. It's just too young. Black fruits, vanilla, spices with medium+ acid, medium+ tannin, long finish.
2002 is probably at its tail end of drinking window. Red fruits, plum, chocolate, spices. Will not improve any further. Suggest to drink up.
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8/24/2019 - AllRed wrote:
4th Saturday group "uptown" tasting (M&R's): Blind. Opens with a bouillon note, along with stewy dark fruit and plum. Plum and red fruit on the palate. Not completely undrinkable, but not very good. Unfortunately this was our bottle, and not the first from the Binny's purchase to show these cooked/stewed notes.
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7/22/2019 - Aquatarkus Likes this wine: 90 Points
Very dark colour, a lot of sediment in the bottle. Left in the decanter for an hour before dinner, but the wine was even better a couple of hours after the meal.
Flowery smell, fruity taste. Smooth not sharp. No acid, very little tannins. Not as powerful as I was expecting, but extremely pleasant with food. This is my only Ch. Angelus so I can't compare with other vintages, but my feeling is that this is probably not going to improve with longer keeping.
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4/30/2018 - englishman's claret wrote: 92 Points
Angelus Dinner: This shows the best of what you can get out of a poor right bank vintage; it doesn't try to paper over anything. Rather, it willingly surrenders the fat that the vintage didn't give to capitalize on the elegant profile of plums, violet, redcurrant, and cedar that the vintage endowed. No trying to beef this up with oak. You don't get the 1990 - but it's OK. You get an honest, wholly enjoyable expression of Angelus that teaches you something about the terroir.
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3/1/2018 - ptmotr wrote: 91 Points
This was very pleasant and a solid example of what a Grand Cru St. Emilion should be. Lots of dark fruit, as noted by others, and great balance. Almost no sign of aging - slightly muted fruit but otherwise fresh, no browning and minimal leather on the palate. One surprise was a large amount of sediment, which started to appear in the fourth glass even though the wine had been sitting upright for about two weeks. Coffee filter time. I think the CT consensus of 91.5 points on this wine is about right - it's a fine but not truly exceptional Bordeaux. I'd estimate that this has at least another five good years if properly cellared, and probably longer.
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2/25/2016 - Orgel wrote:
St Marys auction 2016
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10/11/2015 - AllRed wrote: 93 Points
Second Sunday Group: 2007 Chateauneuf-du-Pape (R&D's): Notes of incense, violets and black fruit. Full-bodied and balanced, with loads of dark fruit on the palate. Notes of violets, incense and forest floor add complexity. Excellent.
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8/8/2015 - tinybubbles wrote: 88 Points
Bell pepper and white pepper on the nose with black raspberry, dry earth and leather notes. Lacks depth and finish on the palate although the tannins are no longer an issue. The flaws are better tolerated when paired with food, in this case a pasta with anchovies and mushrooms. Decanted one hour. 88-
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6/5/2015 - Mathijs81 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Somewhat disappointed ( tasted against the 2004 vintage, it fell apart ).
Still an exquisite wine, but lacking depth on all bases.
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3/12/2015 - pipegarcia Likes this wine: 98 Points
Wao!!!! Dark, inky body with aromas of spices, black fruit, coffee and flowers. This wine is fully mature with resolve tannins, little acidity and full body. Long caudalis.
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3/2/2015 - Jeff Leve wrote: 90 Points
More interesting on the nose, with its earth, tobacco, cherry and thyme personality, than on the medium bodied palate, with its sightly rustic tannins and dark, red plum character.
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9/25/2014 - Mathijs81 Likes this wine: 90 Points
My first ever Angelus from period 2000-2010. Drank with a good buddy, I opened the 2002 out of curiosity.
They all said the 2002 vintage was quite poor, but hey ... a fine Château will always produce a fine wine.
In all honesty, my expectations exceeded the total package of this 2002 ( nose, flavour, taste, etc ).
But still a fantastic St. Emilion 1GCCB, but I've tasted better, hence the 90 points.
Future ... guess it will last for a couple more years .... another five or so.
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8/21/2014 - Deloos wrote: 92 Points
Very good! Wine will improve by time ! Port like tatste nice tannins very in balance!
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7/27/2014 - pjaines Likes this wine:
Stunning, beautiful, reserved, compact, unresolved. This is just just JUST starting to come out of its shell - despite the vintage this is very ripe but never overdone with minerals, spices, black fruit, raspberry - shifting and evolving and never fixed. Needs another 10 years to really strut its stuff, 5 for those with no patience (like me)
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11/16/2013 - AllRed wrote:
4th Saturday Group brown bagger (R&C's): Inky crimson color. Opens with a perfumed floral note but goes downhill quickly. Tomato, black currants, ripe dark fruit, prunes and stewed fruit aromas. On the palate this is sour, stewed and acidic.
Purchased at Binny's, this appears to have been suffering from heat damage.
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8/15/2013 - favorito Likes this wine: 91 Points
After three hours(decanted) , the wine became harmonic and excellent, but still a little bit hard. Tannins are not fully integrated and I think in 2-3 years it would be better.
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8/19/2012 - GEDC wrote: 93 Points
Decanted for 1H. Impressive nose of leather, coffee, cigar box spices. Seems to be young still with high acidity and a herbaceous greenness that I was not very impressed by. Also felt a tad hot at the end.
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7/19/2012 - canan wrote: 94 Points
Impressive nose with powerful black currant/berry fruit with just a hint of ammonium and coffee. Some black currant leaves also.
Really crazy acidity on the palate that is very hard to get past. There is a very nice black berry fruit with a sexy hint of vanilla on the mid-palate.
A really well-built wine but just a hint of greenness to it. There is some green bell pepper, especially in the aftertaste..
Also some creamy coffee notes..
Impressive wine for the vintage!! 94-96p.
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2/29/2012 - Fmarret wrote:
Bu le 31 12 2011. Etonnant franchement original
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12/1/2011 - winecowboy wrote: 90 Points
Dark purple. Concentrated black fruits, leather and herbs. Dusty in the mouth. Not overly complexed.
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3/24/2011 - Sycamore wrote: 90 Points
Good wine. In a good place right now, biut I probably won't try another for a couple of years; I suspect this might improve a bit. Downsides = a bit thin and sour on the palate, combined with some heat on the finish. Upsides = great mouth feel and simply fabulous anise/licorice on both the nose and (especially) the palate.
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10/10/2010 - Rob MacKay wrote: 93 Points
The more 2002 I drink, the more I think that the vintage is totally underrated. This 02 Angelus was no exception. Brought to dinner at The Steakhouse at Harrah's Reno and decanted for about 45 mins before the main course. Shows a powerful and rich nose of earth, tobacco and blackberries. The aromas just waft out of the decanter and had the people at the next table asking us what wine we were drinking. Takes about 30 mins to relax in the glass and then shows a wonderfully complex palate of fruit, earth and tannins that are just starting to integrate. Fantastic bottle.
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4/23/2010 - Niagara wrote: 90 Points
Nice, wonderfully floral nose, but lacked a depth, dimension, and persistence. For the vintage, however, an outstanding effort -- and an affordable Angelus.
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11/15/2009 - mathwonk wrote:
This wine just flabbergasted my wife and me last night. What a powerfully dark rich aroma and taste. I would have been content just to smell it. I intended to decant a while but we did not wait long after opening as it was so delicious. Besides it was disappearing so fast I had to get some before too late. We both loved it, but it was so concentrated we could only drink small amounts at a time. Those times added up quickly however and we were soon through it, with a filet mignon dinner at home. I noticed however it did this partly with a higher than desirable alcohol level. Sure enough the next morning it had a grip on my head, although I had drunk much less than my usual amount of wine. I may try it again to impress people who like strong rich tastes as opposed to subtlety, but for me the experience has to pass the next morning test.
I had never had Angelus before. Can anyone tell me if their earlier vintages have lower alcohol levels? I would like to see what they were capable of before socko replaced subtle in the wine world. (I paid $129 at a rather better than average local Kroger's grocery store wine department.)
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8/15/2009 - bordeauxbob wrote: 93 Points
Paid the big bucks at West restaurant in Vancouver, BC for this bottle and it was worth every penny. More than what you expect if you are trying to collect or drink bordeaux on a budget. Fabulous aroma 2 feet from the decanter upon opening. A suprising burst of fruit upon first taste. The compexity fo the bouquet stays with you through the hour of drinking this bottle. Fought off my wife for 3 glasses out of the bottle with dinner.
Note to all yanks out there that if you have the bucks the good Vancouver restaurants have all the great labels of France (if you can afford them).
Note to diners, West restaurant voted top Vancouver restaurant 4 years in a row and you will be impressed!
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6/5/2009 - Yiannis wrote: 90 Points
Dark purple. Gorgeous nose with plums, blackberries, cherries, coffee and sweet tobacco. Mid-full bodied with stiff, dry tannins, very high acidity and subtle fruit. Long finish. Still very youthful-needs time. The palate is totally different from what is expected thanks to the sweetness and richness of the nose. Will round-up and soften with further bottle ageing.
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8/13/2008 - loverboy wrote: 91 Points
Double decanted. The wine still filled with huge tannin. Strong black fruits, mineral, oaks. Tannin is softened after the second hour of drinking. Big finish. Delicious wine that will need a long time to soften
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9/20/2007 - AllRed wrote: 92 Points
From bottle opened previous night, just a glass left for tomorrow. More blue fruit and mineral aromas than last night, with blue fruit, lavender and mineral flavors.
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9/19/2007 - AllRed wrote: 92 Points
Purchased on sale for $50. We pulled the cork and poured this into a decanter to see if we wanted to get more. Threw a little bit of sediment as the aromatics filled the kitchen. The aroma & flavor descriptors in the WA & WS reviews, which are similar, are pretty much spot on. Deep purple/garnet color, opaque almost to the rim. Notes of violets, lavender, blackberry and blue fruit. Flavors of blackberry, lavender and sweet dark fruit lead to a 40+ second finish dominated by sweet tannin, vanilla, black fruit and a hint of coffee. For my palate, a bit better than the reviews, 92/93 now with upside potential.
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4/12/2007 - winefool wrote: 91 Points
eBob Angelus vs. Leoville Las Cases Vertical (Onesixtyblue): Full opaque black red color. Medium nose of slightly stinky black fruit with bright acidity. Birght blackberry fruit on the palate.
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2/6/2007 - Vini Ciclismo Likes this wine: 89 Points
Chateau Angelus tasting with Hubert de Bouard (Glass Brasserie with Ultimo Wine Centre): elegant, high toned
savoury, good balance, soft finish, less impact, sweet black fruits, figs and earth, lower tannins
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1/25/2005 - Burgundy Al wrote:
UGC tasting. Rich fruit and good spice aromatics. Fruit is powerful for the vintage but not super concentrated. One of the few highlights of the tasting of these 2002s. 91-93 points.
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1/1/2005 - winefool wrote: 91 Points
Deep purple color. Forward aromas of black fruit and some briar. Dustry tight tannins. Black fruit, but pretty wound up. Dissapointing for what it was, but may have longer term potential. 1/05
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