Chateau Angelus, Bond's New Tipple

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed)
Nov 8th 2006 at 12:07PM

Some things in the new Bond movie are the same, he still drives an Aston Martin and has a penchant for dangerous gadgets, but some things are definitely different. The new blond Bond even has a new drink. Bond has been linked with Bollinger but now has a new wine favorite. Decanter reports that Daniel Craig's Bond drinks Chateau Angelus, the 1982 Angelus. The wine is featured during Bond's dinner with Vesper Lynd, played by Eva Green. The 1982 isn't easy to find but can be bought for around $220 a bottle. Bollinger is still in the movie briefly, Bond orders a bottle of the Bollinger Grande Année (no year given but usually priced around $80 for the more recent vintages). Maybe this will bring a little much needed attention to French wine which has been suffering from an image problem of late.

For more on the history of Angelus and info on this classic Bordeaux check out Wine Journal's entry on their trip to Chateau Angelus.

Tags: bordeaux, casino royale, james bond, JamesBond, wine