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2001 Château Angélus St. Émilion Grand Cru Bordeaux France Wine Tasting Note

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2001
Château Angélus  (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
96
This is a wow-tasting experience from the moment the wine hits your glass. The showy nose, with its flowers, cocoa, black cherries, plums, and chocolate lets you know you're in for a treat. And it gets even better as the wine graces your palate with its cashmere-edged, plums and black cherries, topped off with luscious, chocolate notes. Drink from 2023-2035.

This is a wow-tasting experience from the moment the wine hits your glass. The showy nose, with its flowers, cocoa, black cherries, plums, and chocolate lets you know you're in for a treat. And it gets even better as the wine graces your palate with its cashmere-edged, plums and black cherries, topped off with luscious, chocolate notes. Drink from 2023-2035.

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This is the perfect minute to catch this stunning bottle as it is in its peak drinking window. I can't decide what I like better, the perfume, with its flowers, truffle, wet earth, plums, black cherries, and truffle-packed nose, or the silky, opulent, sexy-textured palate and finish that feels as good as it tastes. Drink from 2022-2036.

This is the perfect minute to catch this stunning bottle as it is in its peak drinking window. I can't decide what I like better, the perfume, with its flowers, truffle, wet earth, plums, black cherries, and truffle-packed nose, or the silky, opulent, sexy-textured palate and finish that feels as good as it tastes. Drink from 2022-2036.

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Pure silky, sexy, lushness, with a complex nose and a voluptuous mouthfeel that leads to a rich, concentrated finish filled with fresh, ripe fruits, florals and elegant tannins. Young, but worth popping a cork if you have at least a few bottles in your cellar.

Pure silky, sexy, lushness, with a complex nose and a voluptuous mouthfeel that leads to a rich, concentrated finish filled with fresh, ripe fruits, florals and elegant tannins. Young, but worth popping a cork if you have at least a few bottles in your cellar.

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Finesse style of Angelus, with a lot freshness, soft, silky tannins and sweet, pure, ripe, red and black fruits. This is starting to open, but another few years will add a lot more aromatic complexity and softness to the wine.

Finesse style of Angelus, with a lot freshness, soft, silky tannins and sweet, pure, ripe, red and black fruits. This is starting to open, but another few years will add a lot more aromatic complexity and softness to the wine.

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Sex, silk and velvet in texture, this very polished, lush, refined wine offers truffle, smoke, tobacco, black cherry and coconut in the perfume. Drinking wonderfully, further positive development can be expected. If you are a fan of Angelus, or if you are a consumer wondering what all the fuss is about, 2001 remains one of the few remaining good deals in the marketplace today.

Sex, silk and velvet in texture, this very polished, lush, refined wine offers truffle, smoke, tobacco, black cherry and coconut in the perfume. Drinking wonderfully, further positive development can be expected. If you are a fan of Angelus, or if you are a consumer wondering what all the fuss is about, 2001 remains one of the few remaining good deals in the marketplace today.

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With sweet cherry pipe tobacco, licorice and truffle scents, this mature, soft, round, plush, spicy, red berry and plum oriented St. Emilion is ready for delicious prime time drinking.

With sweet cherry pipe tobacco, licorice and truffle scents, this mature, soft, round, plush, spicy, red berry and plum oriented St. Emilion is ready for delicious prime time drinking.

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2001 Angelus demands your attention with its coffee, licorice, plum, floral, blueberry, chocolate and black cherry laden nose. Opulent, plush and the texture of polished velvet on the palate, the wine ends with a long, fleshy, round finish filled with ripe, dark berries, fennel and mocha. This St. Emilion wine has clearly improved over the past few years. It will probably continue to improve, but if you have more than a few bottles, it's a good time to open a bottle. 2001 Angelus and 2004 Angelus are probably the two best deals in the marketplace today from this exalted Bordeaux chateau. Prices can only rise on those two vintages. 95 Pts

2001 Angelus demands your attention with its coffee, licorice, plum, floral, blueberry, chocolate and black cherry laden nose. Opulent, plush and the texture of polished velvet on the palate, the wine ends with a long, fleshy, round finish filled with ripe, dark berries, fennel and mocha. This St. Emilion wine has clearly improved over the past few years. It will probably continue to improve, but if you have more than a few bottles, it's a good time to open a bottle. 2001 Angelus and 2004 Angelus are probably the two best deals in the marketplace today from this exalted Bordeaux chateau. Prices can only rise on those two vintages. 95 Pts

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Licorice, black cherry, kirsch, earth and espresso bean make up the interesting perfume. On the palate, the wine is supple, plush and round, with elegant tannins. Medium/full bodied and developing well, this delicious St. Emilion wine is starting to drink well today and should provide pleasure for at least another 12-20 more years.

Licorice, black cherry, kirsch, earth and espresso bean make up the interesting perfume. On the palate, the wine is supple, plush and round, with elegant tannins. Medium/full bodied and developing well, this delicious St. Emilion wine is starting to drink well today and should provide pleasure for at least another 12-20 more years.

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When to Drink Chateau Angelus, Anticipated Maturity, Decanting Time

Chateau Angelus is much better with at least 12-15 years of aging in good vintages. Young vintages can be decanted for 2-3 hours or more. This allows the wine to soften and open its perfume.

Older vintages might need very little decanting, just enough to remove the sediment. Chateau Angelus offers its best drinking and should reach peak maturity between 12-35 years of age after the vintage.

Serving Chateau Angelus with Wine and Food Pairings

Chateau Angelus is best served at 15.5 degrees Celsius, 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The cool, almost cellar temperature gives the wine more freshness and lift.

Chateau Angelus is best paired with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised, and grilled dishes. Chateau Angelus is also good when matched with Asian dishes, rich fish courses like tuna, mushrooms, and pasta.

Speaking of matching Chateau Angelus with food, in late 2013, the de Bouard family expanded their holdings in Saint Emilion when they purchased the well-known restaurant, Logis de la Cadene. They added to their restaurant holdings in 2019 when they purchased the Michelin starred Le Gabriel, located in the famous Place de la Bourse, in the heart of the city center in Bordeaux.

Logis de la Cadene has a history in St. Emilion and having dined there, from personal experience, I can honestly say, it's one of the top restaurants in all of Bordeaux as well. There is also a small, charming hotel, Logis de la Cadene owned by the de Bouard family that's located in the St. Emilion village.

Aside from their interests in Bordeaux, the de Bouard family also own vineyards in South Africa with Anwilka and Klein Constantia located in the Stellenbosch appellation.

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