Château Angélus, 2025
Château Angélus, 2025
- 75cl
- 14.5%
- Red Still
- Merlot, Cabernet Franc
- Organic
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Château Angélus stands as one of Saint-Émilion's most prestigious estates, a Premier Grand Cru Classé A that has redefined what Right Bank Bordeaux can achieve. On their south-facing limestone and clay slopes, Merlot and Cabernet Franc ripen to perfection under the watchful eye of the de Boüard de Laforest family.
What the critics say:
"Dark ruby-garnet, opaque core, violet highlights, delicate lightening at the rim. Delicate red berry notes, a hint of cranberries, fresh red cherry fruit, a pleasant hint of herbal spice, subtle notes of fine wood. Juicy, elegant, red cherries again, fine, mature tannins, finely structured, salty finish, mineral and long-lasting, heart cherries on the finish, definite aging potential, very elegant, approachable style."
Angélus sits on Saint-Émilion's coveted south-facing slopes, where limestone bedrock provides excellent drainage and mineral complexity. The vineyard's clay-limestone soils retain enough moisture to support the Merlot vines during dry periods while the limestone adds the mineral backbone that defines great Saint-Émilion. The amphitheatre-like position captures maximum sunlight exposure, allowing for exceptional ripeness even in challenging vintages.
Saint-Émilion represents the Right Bank's pinnacle, where Merlot reigns supreme over limestone and clay soils that contrast sharply with the Left Bank's gravel. The appellation's classification system, revised periodically, recognises estates like Angélus at the Premier Grand Cru Classé A level alongside Ausone and Cheval Blanc. Unlike the Médoc's rigid hierarchy, Saint-Émilion's system allows for promotion based on quality, making it arguably more meritocratic than its Left Bank counterparts.
The 2025 Bordeaux vintage emerged from one of the most demanding growing seasons in recent memory — the earliest budbreak since 1989, June temperatures second only to 2003 since records began, and an unusually early harvest beginning in August for the whites. Conditions that should have produced heavy, overripe wines. They didn't. Decanter's Georgie Hindle, who tasted close to 200 wines ahead of the formal campaign, describes "exceptional concentration, aromatic purity and a freshness that contradicts the record-breaking heat.
The early critical consensus places 2025 stylistically between the precision of 2020 and the structure of 2016, with the brightness of 2023 — a combination that suggests a very serious vintage indeed. Yields are dramatically low, the smallest crop since 1991, with production across the Gironde running around 15% below the five-year average. The quality is here. There simply isn't very much of it.
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