1989 Angelus Bordeaux Blend
Reviews of 1989 Angelus Bordeaux Blend
96 points, Robert Parker, Wine Advocate
January 1997
This chateau has been turning out such spectacular wines that it is not surprising it was elevated in the recent reclassification of St.-Emilion. Any Bordeaux lover would be thrilled to have either of the 1989 or 1990 in his or her cellar. Both wines reveal an opaque purple color, with the 1990 slightly more inky. Both wines are also exceptionally endowed, backward, rich, full-bodied, and crammed with fruit. The 1989 possesses a huge finish, with more noticeable tannin than in the 1990. Picking a favorite between these two fabulous examples of their respective vintages is - for me - presently impossible. I will probably end up drinking the 1990 before the 1989, but both wines are 25-30-year wines, with the 1989 possibly reaching full maturity in 5-6 years, and the 1990 needing several more years of cellaring.
94 points, Wine Spectator
May 1999
A young, very modern and sleek '89. Inky color. Wonderful aromas of spices, blackberries, cinnamon and vanilla. Full-bodied, with loads of silky tannins and a long, berry-cherry aftertaste. Just how I remember it.--1989 Bordeaux horizontal. Best after 2005. –JS
About 1989 Angelus Bordeaux Blend
About the Winery Angelus
A scant kilometre
from the famous bell-tower at Saint Emilion, on its renowned
south facing "pied de cote" (foot of the hill)
site, Chateau Angelus is the story of a passionate
involvement of the last four generations of the Benard
de Laforest family.
The estate's name derives from a particularly ancient plot
of vineyard, from which the men tending the vines were able
to hear the angelus ringing out from all three of the village
churches, chapelle de Mazerat the church of Saint Martin de
Mazerat and the church of Saint Emilion.
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