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Il vino
- Colore
- Rosso
- Alcol
- 12.5% vol
Punteggi della critica
- Robert Parker / Wine Advocate 97+
The 2018 Angélus is blended of 65% Merlot and 35% Cabernet Franc, aged mainly in oak barriques, 100% new, plus two new foudres. Deep garnet-purple in color, it struts flamboyantly out of the glass with stylish scents of black raspberries, boysenberries and Black Forest cake, plus nuances of rose oil, forest floor, dusty soil and cinnamon toast with a hint of cedar chest. The medium to full-bodied palate is carrying a little new oak at this youthful stage, framing the generous red and black fruits along with ripe, plush grape-skin tannins and seamless freshness, finishing long and spicy. Give it 5-6 years in cellar for everything to marry, then drink it over the next 20+ years.
- Wine Spectator 95-98
Very gutsy in feel, with lots of tobacco leaf, loam and espresso notes swirling around a core of steeped black currant and warm fig fruit flavors. The muscular finish is a jumble right now, but there's ample acidity coiled within. A wine that clearly wants to stand out from the pack.—J.M.
- James Suckling 99
The aromas are incredibly complex with dark berries, elderberries, bay leaves, cloves and tile, follow through to a full body with layers of creamy and lightly dusty tannins that deliver a lingering finish and great attention to detail. The flavors range from black fruit to earth and stones. It’s reserved and poised with great intensity and power, in a toned and formed mode. One for the cellar. Try after 2026.
- René Gabriel 19
Kunz Fassprobe 19: (65% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Franc) Konzentriertes, kräftiges, dunkles, samtenes Bouquet, schwarze Beeren, fein Pflaumen, Dörrfrüchte, schwarze Pralinen, fein Eukalyptus, schwarze Oliven. Konzentrierter, kraftvoller, aromatischer Gaumen mit kräftiger, dunkler Frucht, cremiger, muskulöser Struktur, vielfältiger, süsser Aromatik, sehr langer, dichter, eleganter, süsser Abgang.
- Vinous 97
The 2018 Angélus is striking. Cabernet Franc aromatics make a strong first impression. Vibrant and delineated, the 2018 is incredibly refined in every way. The move towards a bit less extraction really seems to let the purity of the fruit come through. The same is true of a reduction of oak. All the elements come together so effortlessly. The 2018 has all the richness readers expect of Angélus, with much more finesse and more overall vibrancy, a combination that works so well.
Il produttore: Château Angélus
A meno di un chilometro dallo splendido campanile di Saint-Émilion, Château Angélus è situato sulla collina esposta a sud del vigneto di 26 ettari. La tenuta è la rappresentazione e il proseguimento di otto generazioni di membri della famiglia Boüard de Laforest. Negli utlimi 10-15 anni è stata considerata una delle tenute più rinomate di Saint-Émilion e, mentre nella Classificazione del 1955 figurava come Grand Cru Classé, nel 1996 questo riconoscimento è diventato ancor più prestigioso, diventando Premier Grand Cru Classé. Per quanto riguarda i vini, i produttori sono stati pionieri nella ricerca di maggiore ricchezza e concentrazione, con note di ribes nero e prugna. Si tratta comunque di vini equilibrati, passati in legno, da gustare ogni giorno.