It's extremely rare to taste older vintages of Angélus. It's utterly sumptuous, and it's such a shame that the reserves at the estate are so low for these older wines. This has a higher percentage of Cabernet Franc than usual, and is showing a garnet-orange edge. A sense of abandon kicks in through the mid-palate, with black cherry, raspberry and blueberry flavours still going strong, before moving to the most gorgeously spicy notes, with cinnamon, saffron and undergrowth. There are clear touches of salinity on the finish, giving a mouthwatering send off. Drinking Window 2019 - 2035
Tasted by Jane Anson (at Decanter's Fine Wine Encounter 2018, Shanghai, 24 Nov 2018)
Part of Anson: Tasting Château Angélus wines back to 1996

Complex and intense aromas of forest floor, wild berries and dried flowers. Full-bodied, with ultrasilky tannins and a long, long finish. Racy and classy. Wonderful now but has a long life ahead of it. Better than I remember.--?95/?96 Bordeaux retrospective. Drink now.
– JS (WineSpectator.com, 2007)

A massive, powerful Angelus, this wine exhibits a saturated black/ruby/purple color as well as an impressively-endowed nose of dried herbs, roasted meats, new saddle leather, plum liqueur, and cassis. In the mouth, olive notes make an impression. This sweet, full-bodied, exceptionally concentrated wine is atypically backward and ferociously tannic. It was revealing more sweetness and forwardness immediately prior to bottling, but I would now recommend 7-8 years of cellaring. Anticipated Maturity: 2007-2025.
91 points – Robert Partker (Wine Advocate #122, April1999)

Saturated ruby-red. Expressive, floral aromas of black raspberry, black cherry, toffee, licorice and chocolate; suggests an almost roasted ripeness. Chocolatey and very dense in the mouth; rather tightly wrapped today but still much broader than the '97. Finishes very long, with substantial tongue-coating tannins. Powerful and impressive for the vintage.
– vinous.com, May 1998