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Ringing endorsement: Anson’s pick of Angélus vintages

Château Angélus 1GCC 2001 98

£306 (ib)-£370 Crump Richmond Shaw, iDealwine, In Vino Veritas, Vintage Wine Gifts

Easily one of the most impressive Bordeaux 2001s you can find. Full of liquorice, lashings of textured chocolate shavings, smoked earth and black truffle – powerful, fragrant and intense. Grilled almond smoke on the nose as it opens, a 2021-2040 13%

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