2015 Le Carillon de l'Angelus

France / Bordeaux / Saint-Emilion 1. Grand Cru A Rouge

The second label, Carillon d'Angélus, has a brilliant ruby-red colour. A nice bouquet of fresh red fruits on the nose. The attack and mid-palate are well-established, with tight tannins, lots of delicious flavour and an appealing finish.
 
Carillon d'Angélus is the second wine of Château Angélus since the 1987 vintage and represents about 20% of the annual production of Château Angélus Saint-Émilion Premier Grand Cru Classé A.

The Wine Cellar Insider/Jeff Leve tasting note 90/100: "Medium-bodied, finesse styled, dark black cherry, smoke, licorice and chocolate-filled wine that is ready for currently, soft, lush drinking today".

Winemakers: 
Hubert de Boüard de Laforest & Emmanuelle d'Aligny-Fulchi.
 
Blend:
50% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Franc, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon.

Ratings:
Tim Atkin: 94/100.
Falstaff: 92-94/100.
 
The vineyard of Château Angélus is situated in a natural amphitheatre overlooked by the three Saint-Émilion 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. Since 1782, eight generations of de Boüard de Laforest succeded at Château Angélus. It was in 1985 that Hubert de Boüard de Laforest took over the management of the estate and was joined in 1987 by his cousin Jean-Bernard Grenié, and later by his daughter, Stéphanie de Boüard-Rivoal in 2012. Angélus is henceforward helmed by Stéphanie de Boüard-Rivoal, and she is joined by her cousin Thierry Grenié-de Boüard. Both represent the eighth generation of the Boüard de Laforest family.