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Angelus 2006
St Emilion, Premier Grand C
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- GBP Price: £1400.00 per Case
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- Size: Bottle (75cl)
- Quantities:0 Case - 6 Bottles
- Units: 6
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| Wine Advocate | Wine Spectator | Burghound | Jancis Robinson.com | International Wine Cellar |
| 95 | 92 - 94 | - | 17 | 93 |
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A spectacular effort (what’s new?), this brilliant offering from proprietor Hubert de Bouard is another classic. A blend of 62% Merlot and 38% Cabernet Franc, it boasts an inky/purple color as well as a sumptuous bouquet of creosote, blueberry pie, espresso roast, blackberries, and graphite. Extremely full-bodied and stunningly rich with a multi-layered texture, sweet tannin, and a 45-second finish, this exceptional 2006 is one of the great wines of St.-Emilion. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2028. Score: 95 Robert Parker, Wine Advocate Maturity: 2012-2028 |
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A clean wine, with lovely berry and mineral character. Full-bodied, with fine tannins and a long, caressing finish. This is extremely well made. Score: 92 - 94 James Suckling, Wine Spectator |
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Very dark indeed. Distinctive, concentrated, dense nose with obvious ambition - lovely racy creamy texture. I wonder if this is a particularly successful Pavie? Great concentration but lots of supple fruit in the middle. A ‘cool’ finish and masses of well managed tannin. Very much a wine for the long term - which is unusual in this vintage. Well done! Score: 17 Jancis Robinson MW, Jancisrobinson.com Maturity: 2016-2026 |
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Full ruby. Vibrant aromas of crushed blueberry and bitter chocolate are further brightened by a violet quality. Dense, sweet and lush, with terrific depth and freshness to its dark fruit, mineral and violet flavors. This is really creamy-rich for the vintage. Finishes with smooth, chocolatey tannins and outstanding palate-saturating length. It's hard to imagine how Hubert de Bouard managed to get such a deep, layered middle palate without any sign of overextracted tannins or heaviness, but he has managed this neat trick. Score: 93 Stephen Tanzer, International Wine Cellar |
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A deep colour. 62% Merlot and 28% Cabernet Sauvignon, with yields of 38hl/ha. Lots of interest with aromas of cocoa, caramel, and rich berry fruit. This is massive again, with rich fruit and good power. Less extravagant and exotic than we have seen before. A fair bit of extract here with towering components and structure but there is admirable balance throughout and wonderfully silky texture. Very broad with good verve of acidity on the cappuccino finish. Score: 93 - 95 Albany Vintners |
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Tasted at the château. Four words: "Wine of the Vintage". One punctuation mark "?" and that is because we are assessing a pre-natal wine. But wow, it is all here. A deep black inky purple colour. Pure blackberry and blueberry on the nose, which has the precision and poise that most other Saint Emilion, could only dream about. In the background, a touch of blood orange and brown sugar. The palate is full-bodied, tannic but again with racy acidity and stupendous delineation à la Ausone. A touch of dark chocolate laces the crisp, sweet, blackberry and blueberry finish. Tasted within an hour of both Ausone and Cheval Blanc, Angelus slips past them both. Outstanding. Tasted April 2007. Score: 97 - 99 Neal Martin, erobertparker.com |
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