Chateau Angelus 2025

James Suckling: The pureness of fruit is exceptional, with a long and linear palate of wonderfully curated raspberry, cherry and blueberry aromas and flavors. Medium-bodied. You almost don’t see the tannins, but you know they are there. So silky and endless. It has the core of fruit of the best of the vintage. 50% merlot and 50% cabernet franc."

Lisa Perrotti-Brown: Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2025 Angélus cascades out of the glass with flowing scents of fresh blackberries, red currant preserves, and lilacs, giving way to fragrant suggestions of rose bud tea, crushed rocks, garrigue, and forest floor. The medium- to full-bodied palate is a vortex of energy, delivering swirling black, red, and blue fruit notes with floral accents, supported by super-fine-grained tannins and a lively line of freshness, finishing very long with lots of mineral and chalky sparks. An exhilarating vinous adventure! The blend is 50% Merlot and 50% Cabernet Franc. It has an alcohol of 14% and a pH of 3.6."

Falstaff: Dunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Feine rotbeerige Nuancen, ein Hauch von Preiselbeeren, frische rote Kirschenfrucht, angenehmer Hauch von Kräuterwürze, dezente Edelholzwürze. Saftig, elegant, wieder rote Kirschen, feine, gereifte Tannine, finessenreich strukturiert, salziger Abgang, mineralisch und lange anhaftend, Herzkirschen im Abgang, sicheres Reifepotenzial, sehr eleganter, trinkanimierender Stil."

The Wine Cellar Insider: The perfume starts with a strong floral bouquet before you dig into its wealth of red, black, and blue fruits topped with an array of spices and chocolate. The palate opens with a sublime purity of fruit, silky tannins, and zesty acidity, so you find energy, meshed with concentration and elegance. The long, seamless finish is complicated by accents of pepper riding alongside the seamless layers of fresh, clean fruits. The wine blends 50% Merlot, with 50% Cabernet Franc, 14% ABV, 3.6 pH. The wine is aging in a combination of vessels, with the Merlot aging in one-year-old barrels, while the Cabernet Franc is aging in foudres and new French oak barrels. Harvesting took place from September 10 - September 20. Yields were 35 hectoliters per hectare. Drink from 2030-2060."

Jane Anson: The depths are immediately apparent, clear polished stones, liquorice root, olive pit, espresso, cappuccino, full of the luscious signature of the estate, clutches of sage and freshly cut herbs, savoury with a pumice stone climb through the palate. Benjamin Laforêt technical director. Harvest September 10 to 20, 30hl/ha yield, 3.65ph. The Boüard-owned Château Bellevue plots have been included in here as of 2022, ad you can imagine that this vintage really benefited from its limestone soils. As of 2026 vintage Angelus will be made in the new cellar."

Wine Advocate: A blend of equal parts Cabernet Franc and Merlot, the 2025 Angélus is already beautifully harmonious, even at this early stage. Unfurling in the glass with notes of sweet dark berries and plums mingled with notions of violets, licorice and spices, it's medium- to full-bodied, layered and multidimensional, with ripe tannins, lively acids and a long, perfumed finish. Much like its 2022 predecessor, the 2025 underlines that this estate's shift toward greater purity and subtler élevage choices can be sustained even in historically warm years."

Vinum: Ausdrucksstark und tiefgründig, dunkle und rote Beeren, ein Hauch Tabak, blumige Noten, Veilchen, Kräuterwürze; der Gaumen beginnt fast harmlos, baut dann Druck auf, die Frucht ist auf den Punkt gereift, feinkörniges Tannin macht sich erst ganz hinten im Gaumen bemerkbar, verleiht Grip und trägt den Wein zusammen mit einer rassigen Säure in ein langanhaltendes Finale, das salzig und auf Waldbeeraromen endet. Ein ausgezeichneter, frischer und erfreulich eleganter Angelus."

Decanter: A great wine from Angélus this year. Blackcurrant and blue fruit aromas with some dried flowers and soft herbal aspects. Round and generous, wide and filling with amazing definition and creamy texture that few wines have this year. Energy and depth, purity and focus - this is juicy at its core with strawberry and red cherry, mouthwatering. Not an immediate showstopper but this grows in flavour and depth with intensity but no heaviness. Beautiful delineation with a sharp, precise, forward persistence. The energy and balance is flawless. Really an elegant, elongated wine with such nuance of flavour. I love this and think they've done a super job - juicy, this brings a smile to your face. The last vintage with this high a proportion of Cabernet Franc (reflecting plantings and similar berry size was 2014 and 1995). 3.6pH. A yield of 30hl/ha. 50% Cabernet Franc ageing in foudres, 50% in new barrels; Merlot 70% new oak and 30% in one-year-old barrels."

Jeb Dunnuck: Cassis, graphite, violets, iris, and a wonderful sense of minerality all define the 2025 Château Angélus, another ultra-classic Saint-Emilion from this address. It's a 50/50 blend of Cabernet Franc and Merlot, with the Merlot raised in 60% new oak and 40% once-used oak and the Cabernet Franc split between 50% new oak and 50% foudre. Checking in at 14% alcohol with a pH of 3.6, it's medium to full-bodied on the palate, with incredible purity, classy background oak, integrated acidity, and a great finish."