1998 Ch Angélus 1er Grand Cru Classé St Emilion - 12x75cl
0698ANGE _ 1998 - Ch Angélus 1er Grand Cru Classé St Emilion - 12x75cl
  • Colour Red
  • Producer Château Angélus
  • Region St Emilion
  • Drinking 2010 - 2035
  • Case size 12x75cl
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1998 - Ch Angélus 1er Grand Cru Classé St Emilion - 12x75cl

  • Colour Red
  • Producer Château Angélus
  • Region St Emilion
  • Drinking 2010 - 2035
  • Case size 12x75cl
  • Available Now
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Case price: £5,078.47 Duty Paid inc VAT
Equivalent Bottle Price: £423.20 Duty Paid inc VAT
Case price: £4,200.00 In Bond
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  • Robert Parker, August 2015, Score: 96

    Another great showing for a Right Bank wine, the 1998 Angelus shows a saturated opaque, plum/purple color and a beautiful fragrance of blueberry and black raspberries with licorice, asphalt, truffle and a touch of white chocolate. Beautiful texture, full-bodied opulence, striking purity and overall equilibrium make for a stunning wine that is just entering its plateau of full maturity. Drink it over the next 20 years. 2015-2035

  • Robert Parker, April 2001, Score: 93

    A dazzling effort, the 1998 boasts an opaque purple color in addition to an exceptional bouquet of smoke, licorice, plums, black raspberries, and blackberries. As the wine sits in the glass, coffee and chocolate also emerge. Full-bodied, flamboyant, well-delineated, and beautifully balanced as well as layered, with well-integrated tannin in the powerful, rich finish, this 1998 will be at its best between 2003-2020.

  • Robert Parker, April 2000, Score: 91-94

    The 1998 Angelus performed even better than it did last spring. Its saturated purple color is followed by a knock-out nose of black fruits, smoky toasty oak, truffle, and underbrush aromas. Full-bodied, thick, and rich, with lots of elegance and admirable integration of oak, its sweet, fat mid-palate and sexy style insures that it will be approachable young. It will keep and evolve for 15-20 years. Drink: 2000 - 2020.

  • Robert Parker, April 1999, Score: 90-92

    Now that Angelus is a premier grand cru classe, I detect a subtle shift in style to a more civilized, graceful wine without the power and intensity of vintages such as 1988, 1989, and 1990. If so, the 1998 is an excellent prototype for the new breed Angelus. The color is a saturated dark purple, and the bouquet reveals tell-tale aromas of minerals, black cherries, cassis, dried herbs, new saddle leather, and vanillin. Medium-bodied and rich, with excellent concentration, superb purity, and a structured, spicy, moderately oaked finish, this beautifully made Angelus combines richness with elegance. This wine will require 4-5 years of cellaring because of the aggressive tannin in the finish. Anticipated maturity: 2005-2018.

  • Clive Coates, July 2002, Score: 17.5

    Full colour. Ample and very rich. Succulent and yet balanced and stylish on the nose. Full body. Very good tannins. Very merlot fruit. Not too oaky. Very good grip. This has concentration and definition. Long. Fine. 2007-2020

Producer

Château Angélus

Owned by the de Bouard de Laforest family for years, it is only since the mid 1980s that this château has truly hit its potential. Hubert de Bouard, with the assistance of consulting oenologist, Michel Rolland, is making some of the finest wines in St Emilion. The château is particularly notable for producing excellent wines even in challenging vintages which for many is the true testament of quality.

Region

St Emilion

South of Pomerol lies the medieval, perched village of St Emilion. Surrounding St Emilion are vines that produce round, rich and often hedonistic wines. Despite a myriad of soil types, two main ones dominate - the gravelly, limestone slopes that delve down to the valley from the plateau and the valley itself which is comprised of limestone, gravel, clay and sand. Despite St Emilion's popularity today, it was not until the 1980s to early 1990s that attention was brought to this region. Robert Parker, the famous wine critic, began reviewing their Merlot-dominated wines and giving them hefty scores. The rest is history as they say. Similar to the Médoc, there is a classification system in place which dates from 1955 and outlines several levels of quality. These include its regional appellation of St Emilion, St Emilion Grand Cru, St Emilion Grand Cru Classé and St Emilion Premier Grand Cru Classé, which is further divided into "A" (Ausone and Cheval Blanc) and "B" (including Angélus, Canon, Figeac and a handful of others). To ensure better accuracy, the classification is redone every 10 years enabling certain châteaux to be upgraded or downgraded depending on on the quality of their more recent vintages.

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