Château d'Angludet (Famille Sichel)
Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend
Margaux, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
One of my favorite Chateaus, owned by the Sichel's of Palmer fame. This elegant, aromatic bottle was not as ripe and big as most 1990's and a better Margaux without that vintage fat. Very lifted, fresh and a fine foil for the "Chataberry", baked potato and fava beans. Steak & claret night!
One of my favorite Chateaus, owned by the Sichel's of Palmer fame. This elegant, aromatic bottle was not as ripe and big as most 1990's and a better Margaux without that vintage fat. Very lifted, fresh and a fine foil for the "Chataberry", baked potato and fava beans. Steak & claret night!
May 16th, 2015It has, since 1990, always seemed to me a mark of distinction and taste to have been born to a great vintage. 1990, perhaps not by chance, was a classic vintage for both people and claret, and although 'correlation is not necessarily causation', in this case it probably was--though which way round I couldn't say.
The 1990 vintage is all the better, to my mind, because it is not quite so grand as to be prohibitively expensive to enjoy of an evening: another attribute it has in common with yours truly. Unclassed (another kinship), Chateau D'Angludet is a steal when you inherit it freely from your father's cellar, as here, but would also have been a bargain if you'd bought it twenty years ago. But you didn't, and it would be risky to purchase now since you couldn't know how it was kept or the case was drinking, so this review is utterly pointless in recommending a wine of which you've never heard, and which you will never drink. My progenitor was worried the wine is past it; I was only worried that he is. Very long in the mouth, remarkable chocolate afterburn. Drink immediately, and always before operating heavy machinery.
It has, since 1990, always seemed to me a mark of distinction and taste to have been born to a great vintage. 1990, perhaps not by chance, was a classic vintage for both people and claret, and although 'correlation is not necessarily causation', in this case it probably was--though which way round I couldn't say.
The 1990 vintage is all the better, to my mind, because it is not quite so grand as to be prohibitively expensive to enjoy of an evening: another attribute it has in common with yours truly. Unclassed (another kinship), Chateau D'Angludet is a steal when you inherit it freely from your father's cellar, as here, but would also have been a bargain if you'd bought it twenty years ago. But you didn't, and it would be risky to purchase now since you couldn't know how it was kept or the case was drinking, so this review is utterly pointless in recommending a wine of which you've never heard, and which you will never drink. My progenitor was worried the wine is past it; I was only worried that he is. Very long in the mouth, remarkable chocolate afterburn. Drink immediately, and always before operating heavy machinery.
