Appellation: St. Emilion
RP Score: 100/100
Best Drink Period: 2016-2038
Suggested Decanting Time: 2.5 hours
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RegionBORDEAUX, France
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Grape60% Merlot
- 40% Cabernet Franc
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Bottle Size75CL
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ColourRed
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SweetnessDry
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BodyFull-Bodied
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Food MatchRoast Beef
- Lamb Cutlets
- Stew
Critic Reviews
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate (August 2015)
A candidate for perfection with a few more years of bottle age, this great vintage of Angelus has an almost impenetrable black/purple color and a gorgeous nose of incense, graphite, blackberry liqueur, truffles and spring flowers. The wine is full-bodied, with a voluptuous texture a magnificent concentration and purity of fruit, a stunning finish of close to a minute, and wonderfully sweet, velvety tannins that make for a prodigious Angelus that should turn out to be one of the all-time greats ever made at this estate.
Neal Martin - vinous.com (March 2019)
The 2009 Angélus has a very refined bouquet with a mixture of red and black fruit, quite lavish in style with hints of crushed violet developing in the glass. You cannot help but be taken by the purity of this Angélus. The palate is medium-bodied with ripe and supple tannin, well judged acidity, beautifully balanced with supremely well integrated oak towards the finish. This is a wonderful Angélus that should give another two or three decades of drinking pleasure.
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW - Wine Advocate (March 2019)
The deep garnet colored 2009 Angélus 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.
James Suckling - JamesSuckling.com (February 2012)
Gorgeous nose of crushed blackberries with bramble berries and sweet tobacco. Full-bodied, with a solid core of ripe fruit and polished tannins. Compacted texture. Long, long finish.