2024 Angelus

Auslieferung bis zum Herbst 2027!
Delivery until Fall 2027!

Vivid plum colour, cedar and gunsmoke on the opening, skilfully and carefully put together, slim through the palate, but this is very clearly finessed, sleek, with quiet confidence, and pumice stone texture, cherry pit, squid ink, damson, rosebud, Cabernet Franc dominant in terms of its floral aromatics. 39hl/h yield, 40th anniversary vintage of Hubert de Böuard. This will for sure be ready to drink earlier than many vintages of Angélus, but it is well structured and will age for many years to come. No chaptilisation.
94/100 Jane Anson

(Saint-Émilion; 60% Merlot; 40% Cabernet Franc; this is Hubert de Boüard’s 40th vintage and it is marked on the label; a final yield of 38 hl/ha; pH 3.55; 13.8% with no chaptalisation; tasted at Angélus with Benjamin Laforet). A gloriously frank (Cabernet) franc nose. So obviously Angélus, though it could almost be Hommage à Elizabeth Bouchet (the 100 per cent Cabernet Franc micro-cuvée)! Violet. Peony blooms. Grated dark single estate chocolate. Fruits of the forest. Damson. Black cherry. Blueberry and confit blueberry. A hint of frangipane. Cedar. Graphite. This is succulent and svelte on the layered entry – we move here from Carillon’s layers of silk to the grand vin’s pillows of velvet. Lots of depth and a wide and ample frame too, with gravitas coming from the chalky tannins that pull the bottom layers downwards and in the space that creates release both menthol and a wondrous juicy sapidity. This grows and grows in the mouth. Very precise and intensely detailed. Long and subtle, beautifully balanced and always fresh.
95-97/100 Colin Hay; The Drinks Business

Deep garnet-purple colored. Is a little cedary to begin, needing some coaxing to bring out notes of red currant jelly, raspberry leaves, and mulberries, giving way to hints of graphite, rose bud tea, and Sichuan pepper. The medium-bodied palate is soft and refreshing with delicate red berry and floral laced flavors and a long minerally finish. Very pretty!
93-95/100+ Lisa Perrotti-Brown; The Wine Independent