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ANSON: "Vivid plum colour, cedar and gunsmoke on the opening, skilfully and carefully put together, slim through the palate, but this is very clearly finessed, sleek, with quiet confidence, and pumice stone texture, cherry pit, squid ink, damson, rosebud, Cabernet Franc dominant in terms of its floral aromatics. 39hl/h yield, 40th anniversary vintage of Hubert de Böuard. This will for sure be ready to drink earlier than many vintages of Angélus, but it is well structured and will age for many years to come. No chaptilisation."
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FALSTAFF: "Dunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, breitere Randaufhellung. Zarte Kräuterwürze, Noten von Herzkirschen, ein Hauch von Pflaumen, kandierte Orangenzesten sind unterlegt. Komplex, rotbeerig, seidige, reife Tannine, frischer Säurebogen, rote Kirschen im Nachhall, bleibt haften, salziger Abgang, gutes Reifepotenzial."
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THE WINE ADVOCATE: "A blend of 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Franc, cropped at a very honorable 40 hectoliters per hectare, the 2024 Angélus has turned out well, offering up aromas of dark berries, minty plums and violet, framed by a deft touch of toasty oak. Medium-bodied, ample and suave, it's polished and textural, with sweet but present tannins and creditable persistence on the finish."
