1782 Chateau Angelus Bouard Laforest Angelus Cabernet Franc

Le Carillon de l’Angelus

Saint Emilion Grand Cru

Merlot, Cabernet Franc

(2000)

(2016 – RP:93)
75% Merlot25% Cabernet Franc 50% 16

Founded in 1782, Chateau Angelus is the work of a written passion for eight generations of the family Bouard Laforest. The Angelus style is the marriage of a bold vines and an exceptional terroir. It is this unique character born from the south coast of Saint-Emilion and its high proportion of Cabernet Franc that we like to find over the vintages: richness, density, smoothness, elegance, race, purity and freshness.

Le Carillon de l’Angelus is their second wine.

Appellation:
Saint Emilion Grand Cru

Country of Origin:
Bordeaux, France

Type:
Red/Rouge (Still)

Grape Varieties:
Merlot, Cabernet Franc

Tasting Notes:
(2000)
Intense aromas of ripe red fruits such as cherry, raspberry and plum. Subtle hints of vanilla, tobacco, and oak from barrel aging. Silky and well-balanced, with soft tannins and a lingering finish.

(2016 – RP:93)
The 2016 Le Carillon d’Anglus is blended of 75% Merlot and 25% Cabernet Franc, aged 16 months in 50% new French oak.
Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, it strides confidently out of the glass with pure, polished black cherries, fresh blackberries and black raspberry scents with nuances of unsmoked cigars, hoisin, black truffles and wet stones plus a waft of pencil shavings. Medium to full-bodied, the palate has great elegance and sophistication, with the lively red and black fruit flavors adeptly structured with soft, fine-grained tannins and seamless freshness, finishing on a lingering earthy note.