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Château Angelus 2018

Château Angelus, Bordeaux, Ranska

Château Angelus
Bordeaux Ranska
  • 100
    Pistettä
  • The 110 best of the all Tb wines
  • 17 tasters of 17 recommend this wine
279 100
  • Maista
  • Viinihetki

  • Maakohtainen sijoitus ?

    90

  • Tuottajan sijoitus ?

    1

  • Dekantointi Aika

    4h

  • Viini on parhaimmillaan

    from 2025

  • Ruokasuositus

    Roasted game with...›

Ruokasuositus

Roasted game with mushrooms

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98-100 THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Opaque in color, the nose sense just picked black raspberries, wet earth, smoke, licorice, flowers and liqueur of blackberry. On the palate, the wine balances power, elegance, refinement and depth. Clearly this is concentrated but there is a lightness in the touch with a refined, precise character. The finish keeps on going with groundswells of sensually textured fruits, spice, licorice and earth for over 50 se...

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The Story

Château Angelus is one of the largest and most prestigious St-Emilion estates and was promoted to1er grand cru classé status in the 1996 St-Emilion reclassification. Since 2012 ranked Premier grand cru classé (A) in the Classification of Saint-Émilion wine. Passionately managed for over four generations, Angelus is owned and run by two cousins, Hubert de Boüard de Laforest, andJean-Bernard Grenie and is located in the centre-west of the St-Emi...

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Wine Information

Under the leadership of Hubert de Bouard since the mid 1980's, Angélus has been one of the superstars of Saint Emilion, producing modern-style, deep, concentrated and ripe wines full of richness and fruit. In 2012 Angélus (along with Pavie) joined Ausone and Cheval Blanc in achieving first growth status and Hubert's daughter Stephanie began to manage the estate. The 42 hectare vineyard is planted 50:50 Cabernet Franc and Merlot but 15 hectares...

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Vuosikerta 2018

2018 Bordeaux Vintage Report and recommendations

by Andrew Caillard MW

2018 is an exceptional year. The Bordeaux whites and sauternes are very good, but from an Australian perspective the excitement is all in the red wines. All sub regions produced examples of really good wines, but some performed better than others. Generally the very top estates made exemplary wines illustrating that the human factor and wealth can have a major impact ...

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Viiniä ei ole maistettu vielä riittävän monta kertaa jotta siitä voitaisiin muodostaa sanallinen arvio

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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.

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  • 99p

While the estate is totally committed to its ongoing conversion to organic-growing, the work in the vineyard up till mid-July was made particularly challenging by the weather conditions. However, by being constantly at the ready in the vines and uncompromisingly persistent in our work, and with close monitoring on a daily basis, we were able to successfully overcome these difficulties. Then, from July 15 on, exceptional anti-cyclonic conditions set in and continued right through to the end of the harvesting. As a result, a normal crop was produced in terms of quantity and above all a magnificent one in terms of quality. 

With wonderfully fresh Merlot, a selection of very old Cabernet Franc from clay-limestone soils and gentle extractions during the vinification, a truly great vintage of Château Angélus was made. A deep colour immediately catches the eye. Perfect aromatic purity mingling with black fruit notes offers great charm on the nose. On the palate, a touch of sweetness gives way to elegant tension with velvety, refined tannins. The alcohol (lower than in 2010) and the oak are perfectly integrated. The lingering finish is underpinned by the elegance of the Cabernet Franc and the purity of the fruit, intermixed with delicate hints of spice. 

 

Harvest: 24th September to 11th October
Blend: 65 % Merlot, 35 % Cabernet Franc

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Angelus - 65% Merlot + 35% Cabernet Franc. Stephanie de Bouard-Rivoal, daughter of Hubert de Bouard, took over management and vinification in 2015. She's aimed to change the style of Angelus her father practised, meaning she wanted to reduce the amount of new oak used in the vinification, obtain more freshness and make more delicate grained tannin. She explained in ZOOM interview with me in the mid-December 2020 that she felt she really succeeded with this style changing in 2018 vintage. For me, it was quite a metamorphosis, because remembering barrel sample of same wine tasted in April 2019 being heavy, extracted and oaky, now it turning into sublime, sophisticated and incredibly complex wine. Imposing effort for sure and woman touch wine for real! 98p

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  • 98p

An exceptional wine starting a new era at Château Angélus. The colour is of intense purple with violet hue and black core. The nose shows a rich and multi-layered character with excellent aromatic depth. Aroma reminiscent of ripe blackberries, black cherries and sweet elderberries, mild spices and liquorice, with a slightly flowery touch in the background. On the palate well structured with excellent depth and length, complex flavour repeating aromatic components of the nose, complex wine with wonderful freshness and a extremely promising potential.

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  • 98p

The grand vin, the 2018 Angélus, is magical juice in 2018 as well as possibly one of the wines of the vintage. While it shows a slightly more elegant style compared to past great vintages, it doesn’t lack for depth, density or richness. Thrilling notes of crème de cassis, toasted spice, graphite, incense, and tobacco leaf all flow to a full-bodied, powerful Saint-Émilion that has seamless tannins, a stacked mid-palate, no hard edges, and a finish that just won’t quit. Reminding me of an improved 2009, it’s going to be drinkable with just short-term cellaring and keep for 30 years or more. The blend of the 2018 is 65% Merlot and 35% Cabernet Franc that will spend 18-22 months in new barrels (and a small portion in foudre as well). Hats off to director Emmanuelle d’Aligny-Fulchi for keeping this estate at the top of the hierarchy in Saint-Émilion! Barrel Sample: 97-99.

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  • 99p

A very inviting style, with warmed fig and plum sauce notes taking the lead, picking up swaths of cocoa, tobacco and roasted alder along the way. Features plenty of pumping bass, but if you pay attention, there’s a laser of chalky minerality driving the finish. When the baby flesh drops away, this will be almost perfect!

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Ruby. Scented, layered, detailed, elegant nose, blackberries, dark fruits, spices, dense, minerals. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, blueberries, spices, dark fruits, layered, deep, blackberries, touch of tobacco, incredible depth and complexity, almost hitting another level, long. A new level of precision for me, incredible. 99-100

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  • 100p

Deep crimson. Very attractive wine with red plum, cranberry, dark cherry aromas with vanilla notes. Chalky textured wine with lovely generous red cherry, cranberry, mulberry fruits, looseknit lacy tannins, attractive mid palate richness and long fresh mineral notes. Very good wine.

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  • 96p
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St. Emilion, Bordeaux

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This is a wonderful Angélus with masses of oak and fruit and it can handle this intensity with ease. The power is magnificent and the richness and weight is amazing, too. Considering how tannic and oaky a lot of the other wines are on this side of the river, they could all take a leaf out of this wine’s book because it shows you just how carefully balanced a big wine can be. There is some exoticism here as well as awesome length and this is certainly one of the finest Saint-Emilions of the vintage. I was delighted to taste this wine this year, because I missed my appointment late one afternoon and flew past the following day only to be confronted with monsoon conditions in the carpark and a looming, lengthy drive to Graves for my next tasting only 45 minutes after I pulled into Angélus. So, apologies for my brief tasting note and apologies to the Angélus representative who I almost knocked over on the stairs as I rushed, dripping wet, out of the tasting room. As karma would have it I earned a speeding ticket and a 90 euro fine, on the next leg of my itinerary, for my sins!

Score: 19+Matthew Jukes, MatthewJukes.com, April 2019

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