Product Description
The 2020 Chateau Angelus is made up of 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Franc. The Merlot was vinified in oak and stainless steel vats and the Cabernet Franc in concrete vats.
Tasting Notes
Vinous 97
The 2020 Angelus is shaping up to be tremendous. Bright and punchy, with terrific energy, the 2020 is more linear and focused than any recent vintages I can remember tasting. Crushed red berry fruit, iron, smoke, mint, chalk and dried herbs all build in the glass. In 2020, Angelus is less flashy than it can be. That is a very good thing, for those who can wait. Harvest took place between September 18 to 30. One of the major evolutions here in recent years has been the use of foudres to age the Cabernet Franc. Half of the Franc is now raised in large format oak, and that seems to bringing added freshness to the Grand Vin.
Anticipated maturity: 2025-2060
Robert Parker 99
The 2020 Angelus has an opaque purple-black color, pulling you in with a captivating perfume of kirsch, Black Forest cake, ripe plums, violets and molten licorice, followed by wafts of underbrush, raspberry leaves and graphite, plus a hint of clove oil. The medium to full-bodied palate already offers beautiful balance and expression at this nascent stage, featuring bright, crunchy red and black fruits with remarkable energy and tension. Its amazingly plush, silken texture carries all these shimmering flavors to a very long and fragrant finish. This jaw-dropping expression of 2020 is simply stunning. The blend this year is 40% Cabernet Franc and 60% Merlot, due to be aged 18-22 months in French oak barriques, 100% new, and two new foudres. The wine has pH of 3.65 pH and an alcohol of 14.5%.
Anticipated maturity: 2027-2062
Producer Profile
Area under vines: 34 hectares
Production: 90 000 bottles per year
Soils: clayey-limestone
Average age of the vines: 38 years
Ageing: 18 to 22 months in new barrels
Planting density : 6 500 to 7 500 foots per hectares
Grape varieties:
- Merlot 51%
- Cabernet Franc 47%
- Cabernet Sauvignon 2%
Second wine: Le Carillon de L’Angelus
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Merlot
- Cabernet Franc
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