Château Angélus, St Emilion, 2007
It’s good to know that there were decent yields at Angelus in 2007, up from 2006, as this was one of our outright favourites for the vintage. This is a racy, bitter-sweet offering with lively morello cherry, blueberry and sloe fruit on the nose, intense and juicy red cherry on the palate, rich and silky with fine tannins and great freshness from the 38% of Cabernet Franc. Fine polished tannins and good weight, a stylish effort overall.
critic reviews
A blend of 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Franc, the 2007 Angelus is deep garnet in color, with a touch of brick. It races out of the glass with notes of redcurrant preserves, raspberry pie, and kirsch, plus wafts of dried bay leaves, forest floor, graphite, and a hint of leather. Medium-bodied, the palate has a firm, chewy texture and a refreshing backbone defining the savory/earthy flavors, finishing with an herbal lift.
Good deep ruby-red. Spicy aromas of blueberry, licorice and bitter chocolate. Sweet, lush and deep but quite suave, with lovely lift to the cabernet franc-driven violet, licorice and peppery flavors. Firmly structured and long on the aftertaste. This already shows good mid-palate fat but really needs at least a few years to expand.