Bewertungen

• 95/100

  The Wine Cellar Insider
  Showing some change in the color as it ages, the wine has started offering secondary notes of truffle, smoke, licorice, hot bricks, herbs and salty, red berries. Full bodied, concentrated and with just a bit of tannins to shed, the finish offers a melange of dried, pit fruits and cocoa. You can start drinking this now, but 3-5 more years will yield a better tasting experience."

• 95/100

  Jeb Dunnuck
  The 2008 Angélus offers a still youthful, vibrant color as well as a classic Angélus bouquet of spice box, black currants, tobacco, and hints of white truffle. This elegant, silky effort is beautifully balanced, with sweet tannin and a great finish. It's going to keep for another two decades."

• 94/100

  Wine Enthusiast
  A complete wine, from the black currant fruits through the balanced tannins to the acidity. It is sturdy, complex, a wine that is already singing and will age well."

• 94/100

  Decanter
  Emphasis here on the delicacy of Cabernet Franc, with more dark fruit flavours than many vintages, a little more sombre. Still very young, with tension that runs right through the palate, stretching things out and giving plenty of time for subtle hints of black truffle, saffron, cinnamon, even fig puree notes to come up into the wine, finishing with fresh eucalyptus. This is a glass that needs time; while the 2007 is ready to go, this needs a little longer to really open up."

• 18/20

  Weinwisser
  Sehr dichtes Purpur mit lila Schimmer. Irres Bouquet, süsse Röstnoten, rote Kirschen, Waldhimbeeren und ein würziger Zederntouch. Im Gaumen weniger eine erschlagende Granate als ein stilvolles Statement: Ein Premier Grand Cru besticht zunächst vor allem durch Feinheit. Erst dann schlägt er kraftvoll zu."

• 93/100

  The Wine Advocate
  A strong effort in this under-appreciated vintage that sold for a song, the 2008 Angelus is still young and vibrant, with a dense purple color and a sweet kiss of chocolate-infused blackberries and blackcurrants. There are some floral notes, as well as forest floor and lead pencil nuances. Medium to full-bodied with ripe tannin and outstanding equilibrium and purity, this is another beauty from a much more challenging vintage. Drink now through 2030."

• 91+/100

  Lisa Perrotti-Brown
  2008 Angelus has a nice and clean nose, elegant and fresh with notes of blackberries and coffee. The taste, however, does not really unfold itself and the wine seems a bit unresolved. It might be caught in an awkward state of development at the moment."

• 91/100

  Wine Spectator
  A ripe, flashy style, with alluring espresso and cocoa aromas giving way to layers of plum sauce, fig and prune. Dark and fleshy through the creamy-textured finish, with a flash of minerality checking in. Drink now through 2019. 6,665 cases made."

• 17/20

  Jancis Robinson
  Luscious new-oak scent still leads the nose, with rich black fruit that has a slightly confected edge to it. Grainy tannins give a tight finish, and the persistence is still oak-centric in flavour profile."