France

St-Emilion

Medium

Cork

Blackcurrant purée on the nose, so seductive and heady, concentrated and intense but lively too with some wild flower scents. Succulent on the first sip, you get the mouthwatering red cherry and raspberry fruit but this then turns serious and direct. Linear, focussed, driving with layers of flavour giving this both a density but also an aerial element to it. In some ways, there’s a shyness here, a discretion, such sleek silky tannins that softly frame the flavours which are at the fore right now. Red cherry, plum and damson sit alongside clove, cedar, black chocolate and liquorice coming from the Cabernet Franc giving a spicy tang sustaining the wine - the highest amount of Cabernet Franc ever used in the grand vin at 60%. Each element is so well positioned and in high definition, you feel the muscles and backbone but this has exceptional finesse with all the tiny details on show. An excellent effort in 2021. 100% new oak. The first full vintage with technical director Benjamin Laforet.

Cabernet Franc

Merlot

Château Angélus, St-Emilion, 1er Grand Cru Classé A, Bordeaux, France, 2021

Château Angélus, St-Émilion (1er Grand Cru Classé A), Bordeaux, 2020.jpg

Blackcurrant purée on the nose, so seductive and heady, concentrated and intense but lively too with some wild flower scents. Su

Château Angélus, St-Emilion, 1er Grand Cru Classé A, 2021

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