Cart 2003 Chateau Angelus Saint Emilion (half bottle)
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| Style: | Red Wine |
| Grape Type: | Merlot |
| Region: | Bordeaux |
About Chateau Angelus
Located just west of the town of Saint-Emilion, Angélus is extroverted as Bordeaux gets, with saturated dark ruby color, considerable power and richness and huge but ripe tannins. A sizable Cabernet Franc component typically adds aromatic complexity and freshness to this decidedly... more
Expert Reviews
Wines from the right bank of the River Gironde, which splits Bordeaux more or less down the middle, showed more of the heat of the summer because they have higher percentages of Merlot and mostly have no Cabernet Sauvignon. Angelus is an obvious example of a wine that borders on the overripe and would do so even if grown here in California. Yet, its depth of fruit is so great that most tasters, ourselves included, have loved it and would rate it in the lower to middle 90-point range. Purists would pass it by as not classic.
Deep ruby-red. Very ripe yet fresh on the nose: cherry, raspberry, graphite, chocolate, minerals. Lush, velvety and sweet, with unusual vivacity for a 2003 from the right bank thanks to the 50% cabernet franc component. Really coats the mouth with flavors of black raspberry, currant and chocolate. Not yet hugely complex, but the wine's freshness, ripe tannins and superb persistence suggest that aging will bring greater nuance. Has the stuffing to buffer its chewy tannins. This was bottled in September of 2005.
