Château Angélus

Château Angélus, St Emilion, 2010

Name: Château Angélus, St Emilion
Brand: Château Angélus
Price: 2124.72 GBP

97/100

Inside Bordeaux

99/100

The Wine Independent

97/100

Vinous

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2010
6x75cl
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Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

The 2010 Angelus is a blend of 55% Merlot and 45% Cabernet Franc. Notes of coal dust and cooked meats on the nose. This is quite savoury, but there are hints of cool black fruits, morello cherries, spice and sweet earth too. This is multilayered, hedonistic, seriously intense and rich, yet there is a touch of strictness here too. Big, firm and with lots of acidity, this will be a long term Angelus.

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We feel it is equally important to for our customers that the case they buy and leave in storage with us is exactly the same case they subsequently have delivered. This may sound obvious and straightforward, yet we are one of very few merchants to have taken measures to ensure this.

We have created a system where every case is independent, thereby ensuring a trail of ownership and peace of mind for every customer.

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Justerinis ensures that every case of wine stored with Cellarers (Wines) Ltd has a unique identifier and customer’s name, almost unheard of in the industry as it is expensive to administer. These details are printed and placed on every case which is logged and recorded under your account name and kept in the world’s most renowned storage facility, Octavian Corsham.

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Critic Reviews

97/100

Jane Anson,

Inside Bordeaux

Cabernet Franc dominant on the attack, leading the blue and red fruits and the floral aromatics, balanced out by a more exuberant, estate-signature cocoa bean and espresso pod, Emmanuel Fulchi technical director. This is so elegant, just a brilliant wine, with carved precise fruit, and despite the high alcohol but it is beautifully balanced, mouthwatering and perfect for sharing. 100% new oak. September 28 to October 21 for harvest, and again with a full week gap between the two varieties.

drinking window 2024 - 2050

date of review 10/2024

99/100

Lisa Perrotti-Brown,

The Wine Independent

A blend of 55% Merlot and 45% Cabernet Franc, the 2010 Angelus has a deep garnet color, with a touch of brick. It erupts from the glass with notes of black cherry preserves, molten chocolate, licorice, and plum pudding, giving way to hints of cedar chest, camphor, espresso, and clove oil. The full-bodied palate is rich and decadent, framed by velvety tannins and compelling tension, finishing very long and very spicy.

drinking window 2024 - 2054

date of review 02/2024

97/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2010 Angélus has a well-defined bouquet with intense black cherries, boysenberry, crushed stone and pressed violet petal aromas that are focused and well delineated. Frankly, this is a step up compared to some of its peers. The palate is medium-bodied with fine grain tannins, a superb bead of acidity, very cohesive and developing a slightly grainy texture towards the finish. Superb tension here, gentle grip with a gorgeous tarry, tobacco-tinged finish, this is a classy Angélus. Impressive. Tasted at the BI Wines & Spirits 10-Year On tasting.

drinking window 2025 - 2048

date of review 04/2020

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This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.