2023, Château Angélus, SAINT-ÉMILION, 1er Grand Cru Classé 'A'

Last Year EP $765.00-

Under the leadership of Hubert de Bouard since the mid 1980s, Angélus has been one of the superstars of Saint Emilion, producing modern-style, deep, concentrated and ripe wines full of richness and fruit.
2023 blend is 53% Merlot and 46% Cabernet Franc with 1% Petit Verdot.

The transparency of fruit and the finesse is really something here. There’s depth and beauty to the pristine, fresh fruit. Full-bodied and muscular with wonderful tannins that provide tension and form. Subtle and weightless, this is a thought-provoking young wine.
97-98 James Suckling.

The 2023 Angélus is elegant and polished right out of the gate. Floral top notes and bright acids bring out the more refined side of Angélus. The 2023 shows how much Angélus has evolved in recent years. Bright red-toned fruit, blood orange, mint and rose petal lend notable verve. All the elements are so well integrated for a young wine. It is one of the best recent vintages I have tasted. 2030-2053.
94-96 Antoni Galloni, Vinous.

Cocoa bean, liquorice, pomegranate, smoked earth, sage, anis, fennel, slate tannins, this combines nuanced and sinewy tannins with a generous supple expansion through the palate, building in power and impact. Beautifully fragrant, measured and skilful.
96 Jane Anson.

The 2023 Angélus has a crisp and precise bouquet, not powerful, a light marine influence coming through with background scents of oyster shell. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grained tannins. There’s a pleasant saline edge to this Angélus, perhaps a little more compact on the mid-palate than usual, with touches of white pepper toward the finish. This will deserve five of six years in bottle.
94-96 Neal Martin.