2008 Château Angélus St. Émilion Grand Cru Bordeaux France Wine Tasting Note

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2008 Château Angélus  (St. Émilion Grand Cru) 95 Showing some change in the color as it ages, the wine has started offering secondary notes of truffle, smoke, licorice, hot bricks, herbs and salty, red berries. Full bodied, concentrated and with just a bit of tannins to shed, the finish offers a melange of dried, pit fruits and cocoa. You can start drinking this now, but 3-5 more years will yield a better tasting experience. Showing some change in the color as it ages, the wine has started offering secondary notes of truffle, smoke, licorice, hot bricks, herbs and salty, red berries. Full bodied, concentrated and with just a bit of tannins to shed, the finish offers a melange of dried, pit fruits and cocoa. You can start drinking this now, but 3-5 more years will yield a better tasting experience. 5,315 Views   Tasted Sep 17, 2018  • Buy This Wine For The Lowest Price DOWNLOAD TASTING NOTE | Post to Oak, coffee, blackberry, licorice, black cherry, spice and earth scents make up the perfume. Stylish, with polished, silky textures, this elegant wine does not offer the levels of concentration found in the top vintages. In some ways, this is similar to 2001 Angelus. Oak, coffee, blackberry, licorice, black cherry, spice and earth scents make up the perfume. Stylish, with polished, silky textures, this elegant wine does not offer the levels of concentration found in the top vintages. In some ways, this is similar to 2001 Angelus. 7,087 Views   Tasted Jan 25, 2011 08 Château Angelus. The winemaker avoided potential harsh tannins by focusing on a more gentle extraction than usual. The result is a deeply colored wine with an attractive purple rim. Black and red fruits, licorice, spice, minerals and oak aromatics pop from the glass. The wine has elegant, polished tannins. The silky finish ends with black cherry, licorice, and black berry flavors. The wine reminds me of their charming 2001. This Angelus will drink well early. 91-94 Pts 08 Château Angelus. The winemaker avoided potential harsh tannins by focusing on a more gentle extraction than usual. The result is a deeply colored wine with an attractive purple rim. Black and red fruits, licorice, spice, minerals and oak aromatics pop from the glass. The wine has elegant, polished tannins. The silky finish ends with black cherry, licorice, and black berry flavors. The wine reminds me of their charming 2001. This Angelus will drink well early. 91-94 Pts 7,180 Views   Tasted Aug 1, 2009

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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