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The 1989 Angélus is a vintage that I have tasted multiple times from various formats. It remains one of my favorite of that era. Still quite deep in color, it has a glorious, almost hubristic bouquet of layers of lush black cherries, cedar, sage and meat juice aromas as it moves assuredly into its secondary phase. The palate has always been very harmonious and smooth, the tannins finer than preceding vintages. There is lovely grip here, and black truffle and smoky notes appear on the finish. A quite marvelous Château Angélus. Tasted at the château. (Neal Martin, Vinous, September 2019)
The 1989 Angélus is a vintage that I have tasted multiple times from various formats. It remains one of my favorite of that era. Still quite deep in color, it has a glorious, almost hubristic bouquet of layers of lush black cherries, cedar, sage and meat juice aromas as it moves assuredly into its secondary phase. The palate has always been very harmonious and smooth, the tannins finer than preceding vintages. There is lovely grip here, and black truffle and smoky notes appear on the finish. A quite marvelous Château Angélus. Tasted at the château. (Neal Martin, Vinous, September 2019)
9.6Cathy Corison
Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery
1989 Bordeaux PNV Retrospective at Larkmead. Cinnamon and clove spice. Canned peaches. Explosive aromatics. Floral perfume, earth. Full, powerful. Long. Love.
1989 Bordeaux PNV Retrospective at Larkmead. Cinnamon and clove spice. Canned peaches. Explosive aromatics. Floral perfume, earth. Full, powerful. Long. Love.
9.6Loren Grossman
Vintner Wilde Farm Wines
Cashmere. Textured and delicious.
Cashmere. Textured and delicious.
9.5Craig Haserot
Founder and Proprietor Sojourn Cellars
Spectacular
Spectacular
9.3Jesse Mallgren
Just a taste from an extremely nice table. It was tasty.
Just a taste from an extremely nice table. It was tasty.
9.5Zachary Sussman
Wine writer PUNCH
It happened.
It happened.
9.5Charles Antin
Senior Wine Specialist/Auctioneer Zachys
Wotn for sure
Wotn for sure
9.2Bruce Leboff
An elegant queen. Showing her age. Elegant refined and a treat to drink. Google say 50% Cab franc on top of the classic merlot - but no harsh peppery notes. Lovely and elegant in its prime or perhaps cresting. Dark fruit and a hint of prune - even a hint of raisin A beauty.
An elegant queen. Showing her age. Elegant refined and a treat to drink. Google say 50% Cab franc on top of the classic merlot - but no harsh peppery notes. Lovely and elegant in its prime or perhaps cresting. Dark fruit and a hint of prune - even a hint of raisin A beauty.
9.3Scott Kahn
Beautiful nose that was truly overshadowed by the palette presentation! Aromatic notes of cedar joined the complex tannins that while soft, needed a decant to take their rightful place. And while Parker has this wine in decline, I believe that this wine continues to show beautifully and should have many more years in a cellar.
Beautiful nose that was truly overshadowed by the palette presentation! Aromatic notes of cedar joined the complex tannins that while soft, needed a decant to take their rightful place. And while Parker has this wine in decline, I believe that this wine continues to show beautifully and should have many more years in a cellar.
9.5Bruce Leboff
Elegant and world class. Finely interrelated tannins. In it’s prime. nose lost a bit after a half hour Finish on this was super long 1 to 1.5 min plus
Elegant and world class. Finely interrelated tannins. In it’s prime. nose lost a bit after a half hour Finish on this was super long 1 to 1.5 min plus
9.5Location
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