1989 Château Angélus St. Émilion Grand Cru Bordeaux France Wine Tasting Note

Fully-mature, but, still with a lot to offer, the sensuous, rich, deep wine is concentrated with layers of black cherries and even darker plums, licorice, dark chocolate, and crushed stones in its earthy character. Not much decanting is needed here. Drink from 2022-2037.

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Probably just slightly past its peak, yet, there is still so much going here to make any Angelus lover smile. Silky in texture, with notes of black cherry, plum, bitter cocoa, wet earth, truffle, and spice, all the tannins are resolved, there are no hard edges, just silk in the glass. No decanting is needed here, if you have a bottle, pop, pour and enjoy.

I really like how this is showing today. Opulently textured, with layers of ripe, very ripe and a hint of overripe red fruits, the lush, velvet drenched finish seals the deal. Fully mature, there is no need, or reason to age this further.

Fully mature, this sultry, supple, plush, polished, charmer has all the sweet, ripe, fleshy pure fruits, truffle, earth, licorice, spice and smoke you can ask for. Full bodied, concentrated and with length, depth and complexity, this is the first great Angelus of the modern era.

30-45 minutes of air added softness to the wine, coupled with ripe, sweet, fruits, licorice and wet earth. Fully mature, there is no reason to hold this for further evolution as it is at peak here.

The chocolate mint, truffle, black cherry, licorice, floral and earthy aromatics were more than enough to keep me busy. But the silky, velvet tannins, fresh, sweet, ripe, berries and length made it a complete experience. Decanted about 20 minutes, there is no reason to hold this beauty any longer.

Fully mature, this sexy, silky, velvet textured, concentrated, rich wine serves up a sublime glass of ripe, plums, truffle, black cherry, smoke and licorice that keeps on from start to finish. Opulent in every sense of the word, this is pure, bottled pleasure! The wine was made from a blend of 50% Cabernet Franc and 50% Merlot.

Popped and poured at cellar temperature, I think the wine would have shown better with a bit of air. That being said, there was no way any taster could not be pleased with the silky textures, layers of plush, opulent ripe and over ripe berries, the complex aromatics and the long, expansive, sexy finish. This is probably at full maturity. There is no hurry to drink it. But there is not much reason to hesitate in popping a cork.

When you buy a case of wine, one of the joys is tasting the wine over the years and seeing how each bottle develops. This bottle of 1989 Angelus was stunning! That is, if you like truffles, smoke, black cherries, earth and perhaps a hint of tobacco, exotic, sensuous textures, that was only topped the opulent, sexy, fresh, fruit filled, silky finish.

Truffle, smoke, minerals, chocolate covered, juicy black plum, earth and dark cherry scents in the aromatics became apparent with little effort. Plush, concentrated and opulent in texture, this rich wine felt great as it fell over your palate on the way to where it was supposed to go. 1989 Angelus is drinking beautifully today.

Striking aromas of fresh truffles, chocolate, juicy black and red plums, fresh berries and a melange of wet earth scents with hints of tobacco captured our attention. Silk and velvet textures with layers of supple, opulent, sweet plums, blackberries, dark cherries, licorice and spice lingered for close to 45 seconds! One of the marks of a great bottle is the ability to evolve and improve in the glass. Purchased on release and perfectly stored, the wine developed additional complexities while adding layers of elegant, soft textures to the finish. Perfectly stored bottles have at least 12-20 years of a positive future to look forward to.

Spicy blackberry, licorice, cherry blossoms, truffle and forrest floor notes start off the perfume. Full bodied, concentrated and opulent with ripe, round tannins, this long, fleshy, velvety wine ends with a mouthful of beautiful, ripe, silky plums.

The bottle tasted the previous week was much more flamboyant, expressive and fresh. This bottle showed tobacco, spice, plums and licorice. The previous bottle exploded from the glass with an array of flashy aromatics. While concentrated, it did not display the opulence or sizzle found in the top bottles of 89 Angelus. The finish was also shorter than usual.

Is a sexy, spicy, rich, opulent, and hedonistic wine. Spicy blackberries with hints of coffee please your nose, while your palate fully enjoys being drenched in all that luscious, concentrated fruit. Now is a great time to be popping this wine

Sexy, spicy, rich, opulent and hedonistic are good descriptors. Spicy blackberries with hints of coffee, licorice, dark cherry and mocha please your nose while your palate is drenched in a bath of opulent luscious, concentrated fruit. This is a great time to be popping this wine.

Angelus produces such a nice style of wine perfectly balancing concentration with elegance. Along with layers of elegant, ripe fruit, you're treated to spicy herbs and silkly tannins. At close to 17 years of age, it still warrants further cellar time.

Black fruit, licorice, coffee and herb notes jumped from the glass! This was so thick and concentrated, I didn’t know if I should eat it, or drink it! I chose the latter. Full bodied, dense, rich, ripe, chocolate covered plums and blackberries take over your senses. As good as it is, it’s only beginning to open up as it has some ripe, tannin remaining to resolve.