CHATEAU ANGELUS Grand Cru Classé 2009
- Year 2009
- Colour Red
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux Saint-Emillon
- Type Wine
- Classification Premier Grand Cru Classe A
- Appellation Saint Emilon Grand Cru
- Grapes/Blend Bordeaux Blend
- Country France
- Bottle Size 750
- LWIN 1006045-2009
- Description
Description
Description
chateau angelus saint-emilion grand cru classe 2009 is Perfect 100 point score wine. A candidate for one of the finest Angelus produced to date (and there have been many, including 1989, 1990, 2000 and 2005), this blend of 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Franc was fashioned from tiny yields of 20 hectoliters per hectare. It boasts a black/purple color along with a gorgeous perfume of blueberry liqueur, spring flowers and graphite. In the mouth, notes of incense and cassis also emerge from this velvety-textured, full-bodied, intensely concentrated 2009. With silky tannins, low acidity and spectacular purity, texture and depth, it is already approachable (although I’m sure proprietor Hubert de Bouard would think drinking it now is akin to infanticide), but should keep for 20-30+ years. Robert Parker.
WINE NOTES
Wine Spectator Review: Rich and rather stolid now, this features a wall of roasted apple wood and charcoal flavors in front of the dense core of black Mission fig, steeped black currant fruit and espresso notes. Extremely dense on the finish, but the inlaid spice and tobacco hints are there just beneath the surface, needing only extended cellaring to emerge fully. One of the larger-scaled efforts of the vintage. Best from 2018 through 2035. 14% alc. Abv.
