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2009 Château Angélus, St Emilion, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Merlot (60%),Cabernet Franc (40%)
For laying down
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW
99/100
Jancis Robinson MW
17/20
18.5/20
James Suckling
94-97/100
Robert Parker
99/100
Product: 20098004341
2009 Château Angélus, St Emilion, Bordeaux

Description

Ch. Angélus’s 2009 is an extremely elegant wine with a lifted, floral hint to the nose and dense, pure, concentrated liquid raspberry fruit on the palate. Very fine, silky tannins add to the smooth, round mouthfeel, all completed by a long, sweet finish.
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2009
Alcohol % 14.5
Maturity For laying down
Grape List Merlot (60%),Cabernet Franc (40%)
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château Angélus

Critics reviews

Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW 99/100
Blended of 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Franc, the deep garnet colored 2009 Anglus sings of blackberry preserves, warm black cherries, stewed plums and dried herbs with hints of Chinese five spice, fragrant earth, truffles and new leather. Full, rich, spicy and decadent in the mouth, it has a plush, velvety texture and well-knit freshness, finishing very long with tons of spicy layers.Lisa Perrotti-Brown - 14/03/2019
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, (Mar 2019)
Jancis Robinson MW 17/20
Very dark indeed. A tad spindly and very dry on the finish. Lots of stone sucking on the finish. A little bit painful. Thick and hot. jancis_robinson_mw MW - JancisRobinson.com - January 2013 Very dark crimson. Rather animal on the nose. Thick and sweet but with generosity. Broad and jewelly. Shame we were not allowed to taste it blind with the other grands crus classées. Awfully sweet and concentrated, not relaxed, lots of dryness on the finish, revitalising. Hint of cocoa. jancis_robinson_mw MW - JancisRobinson.com - April 2010
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com (Apr 2010)
18.5/20
The hallmark colour, fruit and extract are present but there's an extra edge of elegance this year. Savoury fruit (crushed raspberry and violet notes), velvety texture and powerful but refined tannins. Angélus at the top of its game.
Decanter.com
James Suckling 94-97/100
Concentrated aromas of boysenberry and raspberry jam. Full-bodied and powerful, with beautiful fruit-coated tannins and a long, spicy, rich aftertaste. All there for a top vintage from Angélus. james_suckling- Wine Spectator - Apr 2010)
James Suckling, WineSpectator.com (Apr 2010)
Robert Parker 99/100
A candidate for one of the finest Angelus produced to date (and there have been many, including 1989, 1990, 2000 and 2005), this blend of 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Franc was fashioned from tiny yields of 20 hectoliters per hectare. It boasts a black/purple color along with a gorgeous perfume of blueberry liqueur, spring flowers and graphite. In the mouth, notes of incense and cassis also emerge from this velvety-textured, full-bodied, intensely concentrated 2009. With silky tannins, low acidity and spectacular purity, texture and depth, it is already approachable (although I’m sure proprietor Hubert de Bouard would think drinking it now is akin to infanticide), but should keep for 20-30+ years. robert_parker - Wine Advocate - February 2012
Robert Parker, RobertParker.com (Feb 2012)

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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