Robert Parker, tasting note published in May 29th 2017
The 2014 Le Carillon d'Angelus is a blend of 70% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Cabernet Franc. It has a rather sexy bouquet compared to the Grand Vin, with blueberry and black cherry aromas, and a hint of vanilla from the oak. It perhaps lacks just a bit of precision that might have been found in a top vintage. The palate is medium-bodied with crisp, slightly chalky tannins. It is a fairly compact wine with a slightly brittle but balanced saline finish.
The second wine from Angélus is almost as structured as the first wine. Vinification In in inverted stainless steel conical-truncated vats. Filling and extraction in vats using gravity flow – A cold soak at 8°C – Alcoholic fermentation up to 28°C – Post-fermentation maceration at 28 to 30°C for 1 to 3 weeks. 16 months in fine grain French oak barrels with medium toast, of which 60% are new barrels and 40% second-fill barrels.
Allergens information
Contains sulphites.
SKU: 105885
Angélus
The vineyard of Château Angélus is situated in a natural amphitheatre overlooked by the three Saint-Emilion churches. In the middle of this special site, the sounds were amplified and the angelus bells could be heard ringing in the morning, at midday and in the evening. They cadenced the working day in the vineyards and villages, calling the men and women to stop their labours for a few minutes and pray. The great French impressionist painter, Jaen-François Millet immortalised this moment of prayer in his magnificent work “The Angelus”, which is now on show in Paris’ Musée d’Orsay. The Angelus devotion has a long history originating in 11th-century monastic custom, but the ringing of a noon bell is attributed to Pope Callistus III, who ordered a prayer for protection against the Turkish invasions of the 1400’s. The bell on the Château Angélus label recalls the call to prayer and the moment of devotion.
