Bright ruby-red. Robust aromas of blackberry, chocolate and flowers. Then subdued, dry and classic on the palate, with very good stuffing to its slightly medicinal dark berry, chocolate and menthol flavors. Rather elegantly styled wine with solid tannic structure and very good length.

Deep purple. Coffee, green tea, plum jam and vanilla on the nose. Enters sweet and full, then shows a juicy personality to the black fruit flavors, and attractive stony minerality on the persistent, satisfying finish. A highly successful d'Angludet and a good example of the higher-than-normal overall quality achieved in Margaux in 2009.

Once again a sleeper of the vintage, the fresh, broad, fat, fleshy 2009 d'Angludet exhibits attractive floral, charcoal, smoky black raspberry and cherry notes, a delicious, medium to full-bodied mouthfeel, an endearing freshness, and a heady finish. Drink it over the next 10-15 years. (Tasted two times.)

Tasted at the Margaux UGC. This has quite a broody nose at first, taking a few minutes to unwind. A blend of 12% Petit Verdot, 38% Merlot and 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, this has a blackcurrant, a touch of iodine and crushed stone that displays fine precision and fruit purity. The palate is medium-bodied, furry tannins, lacks a little freshness on the mid-palate with some savoury notes dominating the finish, I suspect from the Petit Verdot. Rather introverted at the moment and the finish is rather dry. Hopefully this will flesh out during barrel ageing. Tasted March 2010.

[50CS/38M/12PV] Ripe, spicy, gravel marked blackberry nose; a fine concentration of dark, ripe, cassis fruit, and very refined tannin; long, crisply juicy, quite complex and with lovely scented length; you notice the fine dry tannins on the finish. Will need time but should be very good. 2018-28