2005 Château Angélus, St Emilion, Bordeaux
- Red
- Dry
- Full Bodied
- Merlot (62%),Cabernet Franc (38%)
Ready, but will improve
- Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW
- 98/100
- Robert Parker
- 100/100
- 18/20
Product: 20058004341
75 cl Bottle
300 cl Double Magnum
Description
Ch. Angelus shows a deep black-red almost to the rim. Slight cassis aroma on the nose, richer on the palate, with creamy oak, tannins and acidity quite pronounced, lovely sense of hidden depth to the ample fruit, just waiting to be come more expansive with time. Finishes quite well but still backward. This is truly stunning and deliciously decadent. It has the amazing ability to be incredibly intense and concentrated yet to still to have freshness, poise and elegance. This 2005 is of First Growth quality (and at a third of the price). Outstanding!
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2005
Alcohol % 14.5
Maturity Ready, but will improve
Grape List Merlot (62%),Cabernet Franc (38%)
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château Angélus
Critics reviews
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW 98/100
The 2005 Angelus is a blend of 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Franc. Deep garnet-brick in color, it sings straight away of dried blackberries, Christmas pudding, and chocolate-covered cherries with nuances of new leather, tobacco, star anise, and espresso, plus a waft of potpourri. Full-bodied, super rich, and concentrated, it has firm, chewy tannins and a lively line, finishing long and savory. Open and flamboyant right now, with loads of tertiary characters on offer, don't hesitate to enjoy it today, and it should easily keep for another 20-25 years+.Lisa Perrotti-Brown, The Wine Independent (July 2022)
Robert Parker 100/100
Truly great stuff, this wine performed at a three-digit level both in the horizontal tasting of 2005s in Baltimore, as well as in Montreal at this mini-vertical. This sensational, opaque, bluish/purple wine offers up notes of vanillin, spring flowers, blueberry and blackberry liqueur, plus a touch of licorice. The wine hits the palate with a thunderous cascade of ripe, rich, concentrated fruit. It is full-bodied, multidimensional and layered. The tannins are beautifully integrated but still present, and the wood, acidity, alcohol, etc., are all beautifully assimilated in this magnificent, majestic vintage of Angelus. It can be drunk now, but it is still an adolescent and that suggests it has at least another 25-35 years of longevity.Robert M. Parker, Jr. - 28/08/2015
18/20
Impressive, classy, polished fruit. Stylish, real personality, fine future.
About this wine
Merlot
The most widely planted grape in Bordeaux and a grape that has been on a relentless expansion drive throughout the world in the last decade. Merlot is adaptable to most soils and is relatively simple to cultivate. It is a vigorous naturally high yielding grape that requires savage pruning - over-cropped Merlot-based wines are dilute and bland. It is also vital to pick at optimum ripeness as Merlot can quickly lose its varietal characteristics if harvested overripe.
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Château Angélus
Château Angélus is one of the largest and most prestigious estates in St Emilion. It was promoted to Premier Grand Cru Classé A status in the 2012 reclassification. The de Boüard family has made wine here since 1782. The estate is now run by eighth-generation Stéphanie de Boüard-Rivoal, who took over from her father, Hubert de Boüard de Laforest, and uncle, Jean-Bernard Grenié, in 2012. It is located in centre-west of the St Emilion appellation, due west of the medieval town.
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