Chateau Angelus, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, France 2005 Vignerons de Bel-Air red and dark plums

red and dark plums

is quite different from the previous vintages

A fine floral and fruity fragrance reminiscent of lilac

It's a showy and impressive wine that should develop nicely in bottle

Its minerality presents itself strikingly and is underpinned by a fine tannin

Chateau Angelus, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, France 2005 Vignerons de Bel-Air red and dark plumsTruly great stuff, this wine performed at a three digit level both in the horizontal tasting of 2005s in Baltimore, as well as in Montreal at this mini vertical. This sensational, opaque, bluish purple wine offers up notes of vanillin, spring flowers, blueberry and blackberry liqueur, plus a touch of licorice. The wine hits the palate with a thunderous cascade of ripe, rich, concentrated fruit. It is full bodied, multidimensional and layered. The