Château Angélus - Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2014

Ce grand millésime commence par un printemps compliqué, un été difficile, rempli de doutes, mais une volonté farouche de ne pas renoncer et d'être à l'écoute du vignoble, attentif à ses besoins. Puis, dès le 25 août, jour après jour, le beau temps s'installe et la confiance revient. Nous prenons des risques pour attendre la vendange.
Efin, octobre est là, doré, chaud, magnifique. Il nous permet de repousser de quelques jours les vendanges des vieux merlots et d'attendre encore la pleine maturité des cabernets francs.

Les Vins :
Le nez est très pur, élégant. L'attaque est précise, la structure monte peu à peu en puissance, atteignant un équilibre très raffiné entre la magnifique qualité des tannins, la chair, la tension et la fraicheur. Les 50% de cabernet franc de l'assemblage subliment l'élégance de la trame tannique et donnent à la finale complexité et persistance.

Vinous

93-96 / 100

par Antonio Galloni le 11/05/2015

The 2014 Angélus, equal parts Merlot and Cabernet Franc, boasts superb depth and textural richness. Firm tannins give the 2014 its explosive energy and overall tension. Mocha, espresso, new leather, French oak and licorice gradually open up in the glass, but with some reluctance. The 2014 will need quite a bit of time to find its more finessed side, but its there.

The Wine Cellar Insider

94-95 / 100

par Jeff Leve le 05/05/2015

From a blend of 50% Merlot and 50% Cabernet Franc, this wine is deep ruby in color. Rich, sensuous and polished, the fruit is ripe and fresh, leaving you with silky tannins and a long sensation of sweet, sexy, dark chocolate covered blackberries and plums. 94-95 Pts

Wine Advocate

91-93 / 100

par Neal Martin le 30/04/2015

The Château Angelus 2014, a blend of 50% Cabernet Franc and 50% Merlot was picked between 2 and 22 October over a 3-week period. It has a surprisingly bashful nose at first, not one that comes racing out of the blocks to greet you. But there is plenty of fruit here, beautifully defined, a little more introverted than usual possibly due to the higher percentage of Cabernet Franc. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, linear in style with a saline note complementing that lattice of black fruit. It gently builds towards the spicy, slightly compact finish but never fully let’s go, the Cabernet Franc lending a slight savory edge on the aftertaste. This will probably need three of four years in bottle as this is slightly harder compared to recent vintages with more backbone. Yet it still constitutes an admirable Saint Emilion even if it does not ignite the same pyrotechnics as say, Pavie or Ausone.

Asian Palate

88-91 / 100

par Jeannie Cho Lee MW le 20/04/2015

The flavors are quite restrained and on the palate the wine is shy in flavor. Hints of herbs, earth and blackberry. Tannins are mouth-puckering and quite dry. There is 50% Cabernet Franc in this blend with tannins that are a bit raw. This is a wine that will need time to integrate - right now it is a thick wall of tannins and tastes over-extracted.

Decanter.com

18,5 / 20

par James Lawther MW le 17/04/2015

Hubert de Boüard's 30th vintage. 50% Merlot, 50% Cabernet Franc from 60-year-old vines. Fine, racy nose. Violet notes. Velvety texture. Ample tannins but precise, fine and long. Again real precision in this wine. Structured, seductive and long ageing. Drink: 2022-2040 (95)

Jancis Robinson

16,5 / 20

le 13/04/2015

50% Merlot, 50% Cabernet Franc, picked 2-22 October.
Very dark crimson. Not very expressive on the nose though there seems to be great density underneath. And then almost painful concentration. Verging towards Pavie, tar stew with lots of acidity. It may evolve into something lovely but for the moment it’s very hard work. Very dry end. Masses of effort has been put into this but it is not user-friendly at present.13.6%
Drink 2025-2040

(16.5+)

Jamessuckling.com

93-94 / 100

par James Suckling le 10/04/2015

This is dense and compacted with pretty fruits, ultra fine tannins and a pure and intense finish. The excellent quality of the cabernet franc really shows here. Lightly salty with citrusy acidity. Chalky undertone. Half cabernet franc and half merlot. So about 10% more franc than normal.

timatkin.com

95 / 100

par Tim Atkin MW le 07/04/2015

René Gabriel

18 / 20

par René Gabriel le 01/04/2015

50 % Merlot, 50 % Cabernet Franc. Extrem dunkles Purpur-Lila. Im Ansatz ist das Bouquet ziemlich wuchtig, man spürt die reifen, noch leicht floralen Cabernet's. Wobei die Mehrzahl eigentlich falsch ist, denn im Blend sind ja nur die Franc's. Der Cabernet Sauvignon (3 % Pflanzungsanteil) wurde in den Carillon deklassiert. Das Nasenbild ist nobel, schön ausgelegt und deutet eine versprechende Tiefe an. Im Gaumen verlangend, die Tannine weisen leicht sehnige Muskeln auf, die Aromatik ist hier mit Cassis und schwarzen Kirschen bestückt, das Finale zeigt feine Rauchnoten und Lakritze. Der Rohbau ist sehr gut. Jetzt braucht es das Fett der Barrique um, ihm die nötige Ummantelung zu garantieren. Preislich gibt es da leider immer mehr Alternativen. Und das ärgert mittlerweile auch die eingefleischtesten Angélus-Fans. 18/20 2024 – 2048

Wine Enthusiast

97 / 100

par Roger Voss le 01/04/2015

96–98. Barrel Sample. This is a beautifully perfumed wine that shows style and elegance as well as rich, weighty blackberry fruit. The blend’s 50% Cabernet Franc gives tense, dark structure as well as aromatic character. It is a big wine, but with freshness and style.

— R.V. (4/2/2015)

Wine Spectator

93-96 / 100

par James Molesworth le 30/03/2015

Features base notes of bittersweet ganache and smoldering tobacco, with dark plum, currant and fig fruit flavors. Despite
the charcoal thread, this is lush and integrated, showing no aggressive edges at all. The tobacco accent chimes in at the
end for added effect.

Informations :	Details :
Couleur	Rouge
Appellation	Saint-Emilion Grand Cru
Millesime	2014
Contenance	Bouteille (75 cl)
Degré d'alcool	13,5°
Domaine	Château Angélus

Informations :

Details :

Couleur

Rouge

Appellation

Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

Millesime

2014

Contenance

Bouteille (75 cl)

Degré d'alcool

13,5°

Domaine

Château Angélus

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