Château Angélus - Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 1988

Après un hiver et un printemps humides, le mois de septembre particulièrement sec favorise la concentration des tannins et de la couleur dans les pellicules très épaisses des raisins. Les vins d'une couleur profonde, allient la race et la finesse à une magnifique structure tannique précise. Garde 2020.

Wine Spectator

94 / 100

par James Suckling le 30/06/2009

Amazing aromas of truffles and fruit, with dried flowers too. Full-bodied and very soft, with ultravelvety tannins. Long and sumptuous. So much beautiful fruit and complexity. A joy to taste.'88/'98 Bordeaux blind retrospective (2008). Drink now.

Wine Advocate

91 / 100

par Robert Parker le 01/01/2003

Still a dark garnet/purple color that shows some lightening at the edge, this wine appears to be approaching a post-adolescent stage. A nose of earth, licorice, underbrush, and black fruits is followed by a medium-bodied wine with a lot of structure, muscle, tannin, and depth. Tannin is still present, but the wine is showing very complex aromatics and good sweetness on the attack. Very drinkable, yet capable of holding for at least another decade. Anticipated maturity: Now -2012. Last tasted, 4/02.

Wine Spectator

94 / 100

par James Suckling le 30/11/1998

I have always loved this wine. It's just so flashy and showy, with everything up front. Incredibly rich and fruity, with chocolate and spice undertones. Full-bodied and extremely well concentrated, with big, velvety tannins and a long aftertaste of fruit and chocolaty vanilla.--1988 Bordeaux horizontal. Best after 2003.

Wine Advocate

91 / 100

par Robert Parker le 31/08/1993

The 1988 is a rich, almost lusty St.-Emilion, with a full-throttle bouquet of licorice, spicy new oak, cassis, olives, and minerals. Full-bodied, deep, and concentrated, it offers excellent extract, and a long, heady, moderately tannic finish. For the vintage, it is surprisingly ripe and sweet. Anticipated maturity: Now-2006. Last tasted, 6/93.