Jeroen Koenen

9.6

Most elegant Angelus I tasted En-Primeur in a long time, yet still tannic and strong. — 2 months ago

Eric Halim

8.9

Third wine from Angelus, wine is pale red with some purple. I think its because of merlot aging. On nose its plums, figs, oak with stronfg smokiness, tropical. On palate its so smooth, medium acidity, juicy, succulent, on intensity i think this wine already passed its peak. Should drink it like 3 years earlier. Still a good wine but if you want to try it, do it with younger wine. Cheers! — 2 years ago

setver

9.0

Odlicno vino, pio u Angelus 2023 — 3 years ago

John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.0

Saint Angelus’ “other” wine. Killer nose. A bit bitter from heavy barrel tannin. — 5 years ago

Sylvain Rhainds

9.7

1990
Vin légendaire... tout proche de la Mouline et de Angelus! Il faut boire 1x dans sa vie. — 6 years ago

Sylvain Rhainds

9.5

1990!
Bu avec Angelus et Clinet 90! Grand vin mais ce soir .. il a terminé 3e dans ces 3 énormes vins!
Il est un vin de dreamer qui se battait avec d autres vins de dreamer.
Grand vin — 6 years ago

Stanislav Lobanov

8.9

16/20 (89/100) Сначала вино встречает ароматами овечьего помета, грибов и прелой травы; в развитии неприятные тона сходят на нет, появляются ноты вяленого мяса, табака, вишни и земляничного варенья. Довольно тельное с высокой кислотностью и мягкими, шелковистыми танинами. Ягоды, табак и подлесок во вкусе. Неплохо. — 8 years ago

Jan A

9.2

Very different from the Tempo D'Angelus. This giving a lot less ripe, more lean style. Also a good glass of wine given the price but preferred the Angelus style this weekend. — a year ago

David Shaw

8.9

Another variety new to me, Grechetto. Pale golden yellow. Stone fruit and white floral aromas, vaguely peach and pear flavors with a mineral and moderate skin tannin finish. Ok acid, fruity, easy to drink. Not obviously a food wine though it’s tasty enough. Long pear aftertaste — 2 years ago

John Van Trijp

9.3

This is the new WHITE wine of Angelus — 3 years ago

Eric Vishria

9.5

Fantastic. Side by side with 00 Angelus. Angelus showed well but Cheval Blanc is where it is at! — 5 years ago

Stas Medvedev

9.3

🏅 Rating 93+/100 (4,35⭐)

Powerful, broad shouldered. Bordeaux style on steroids. Blackcurrant juice. Tannins are sandy and finely grained and felt at the front. Very long finish.

Famous winery owned by Francis Ford Coppola.
Organic vineyard management.
22 months in 80% new oak. 95% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Petit Verdot, 1% Cabernet Frank.

Last year we opened blind Angelus 2006 with Rubicon 2006. They were very very close in power.

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Mick Farrell

9.1

Gracias Angelus! — 7 years ago

Gillett Johnson

9.6

Off the hook. With Danny Keefe — 8 years ago

with Dawn

Jan A

9.2

So I drank two bottles of bdx side by side this weekend. This, fourth (!) wine of '20 Angelus and Les Cruzelles '18 from the Durantou family. Both a Pomerol blend of merlot and cabernet franc. I liked this the most and I give this a 92 for sheer pleasure and unbeatable qpr. The cab franc gives this just the right amount of of medicinal herbs to keep things moving on the palate. A serious, balanced and complete big(ger) wine that is drinking well already at three years after bottling. Bought a sixpack at around 20€ a bottle. Will stack this if this comes along from a decent future vintage. — a year ago

Lee Pitofsky

9.3

Seriously delicious 2nd label from Angelus — 2 years ago

Evandro Pereira

9.1

Served side by side with Angelus 1988, which ended up highlighting Redigaffi’s over the top alcohol and sweetness. Not a bad wine, but I don’t understand why anyone would rate this 100 pts. — 4 years ago

Jason Keefer

9.5

I have never had Angelus so I don’t know if this is “the angelus of Paso Robles” but it is damn fine! The merlot and cab franc balance out each other nicely for a silky, structured wine that is easy just to sip or can be pontificated about! — 5 years ago

with Natasha

David L

9.1

18’ Angel SB. Flowers & grass on the nose. Palate citrus, stone fruits” cantaloupe” with a smear of acidity. Tremendous value at $14 a bottle. If Bordeaux & New Zealand had a little bit of a tug of war. Bulgarian SB. — 6 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

The nose reveals, dark currants, ripe, slightly liqueur; blackberries, black plum, dark cherries, black raspberries, charred strawberries, hints of cooked rhubarb and raspberries. Mixed berry licorice/cola, anise, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, touch clove, steeped fruit tea, herbaceous notes, leather, tobacco, charcoal, wood shavings, limestone minerals, dry stones, a little forest floor, dark fresh florals, lavender & violets.

The body is round, lush with some dusty tannins on the long set. It’s really beautiful right now but, there is still better things ahead over the next 5-8 years before it peaks. It’s silky & satiny. The structure, length, tension and balance are really starting to hit its stride. Dark currants, ripe, slightly liqueur; blackberries, black plum, dark cherries, black raspberries, plum, charred strawberries, hints of cooked rhubarb and raspberries. Mixed berry licorice/cola, anise, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, touch clove, mocha powder, medium dark spice, steeped fruit tea, herbaceous notes, mint, expresso roast, leather, cedar, limestone minerals, dry stones, crushed dry rock & clay, a little forest floor, dark fresh florals, lavender & violets. The acidity is round & beautiful...really shows the greatness of the vintage. The finish is; lush, rich, ripe, elegant, well balanced, polished and quite persistent.

Photos of, Chateau La Fleur de Bouard, the tops of the stainless steel tanks that flow by gravity into the tanks that hang from the other side of the floor/ceiling and their Merlot vines.

I think this was under $35 when I bought it in futures.

Producer history & notes...Chateau La Fleur de Bouard was started by Hubert de Bouard, the owner of Chateau Angelus and Chateau Bellevue in St. Emilion. Hubert de Bouard purchased the vineyard from in 1998. This is a relatively new wine, as the first year for the wine was produced with the 2000 vintage.

Chateau La Fleur de Bouard is produced from a specific a two hectare parcel of old vines that are around 45 years of age, situated on the Lalande de Pomerol Plateau. The vineyard for Chateau La Fleur de Bouard Le Plus is planted to 100% old vine Merlot.

In 2011, La Fleur de Bouard completed a multi-year, top to bottom reconstruction of their entire wine making making facilities and the chateau, making this one of the most modern estates in the Right Bank. The most striking new feature is their hanging, reverse, conical, stainless steel vats as shown in my photos.

The production of La Fleur de Bouard sees a five day cold soak at 10 degrees Celsius and a four-week maceration in “OVNI” stainless steel tanks. The wine is vinified in a combination of stainless steel vats and short, squat shaped oak barrels. The wine receives regular pigeages.

Malolactic fermentation takes place in 100% new, French oak barrels from four different coopers, Taransaud (40%), Demptos (40%), Darnajou (15%) and Vicard (5%). Aging sur lies takes place in 100% new, French oak barrels for an estimated 33 months prior to bottling. The wine requires collaring time for the oak to fully integrate into the wine, and for the secondary notes to develop. — 8 years ago