Château L'Angelus 1. Grand Cru classé B St. Emilion 2022

"This estate's shift in the direction of gentler extraction and more reductive, less overtly oaky élevage continues, and this extreme vintage only underlines that. Fermented at cool temperatures (20 to 23 degrees Celsius), and with an increasing proportion of the wine's Cabernet Franc component matured in large wooden foudres, the 2022 Angélus wafts from the glass with deep aromas of dark berries and cherries mingled with hints of iris, licorice and pencil lead. Full-bodied, deep and seamless, with a layered core of cool, vibrant fruit, powdery tannins and a long, saline finish, it's a brilliant young wine in the making. The 2022 is a blend of 53% Merlot, 46% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot."
96-98/100 Punkte

"So many beautiful primary fruit aromas. Al dente. Peaches. Very floral. Aromatic. Full-bodied and extremely fine tannins with length and beauty that show incredible depth. Superb brightness and reality. Exciting. Cabernet franc freshness and dynamics come through now, even though the blend is 60% merlot and 40% cabernet franc."
98-99/100 Punkte

"Dunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, dezente Randaufhellung. Zarte süße Tabaknuancen, ein Hauch von Kräutern, zarte rotbeerige Nuancen, zartes Nugat, Orangenzesten sind unterlegt, einladendes Bukett. Saftig, elegant, reife Kirschen, zart Gewürznuancen, seidig und elegant, feine Extraktsüße, große Frische, kaum spürbare, fein polierte tragende Tannine, bereits heute sehr zugänglich, ein delikater Speisenbegleiter ausgestattet mit beträchtlicher Länge und großem Po- tenzial."
99/100 Punkte

"The 2022 Angélus is racy and super-expressive right out of the gate. These days a more restrained style has become the norm at Angélus, and yet there is plenty of mid-palate pliancy and overall richness. As good as this is, the most impressive 2022s I tasted at Angélus were straight out of barrel, which makes me think the Grand Vin could perhaps be at another level with a bit more selection. Even so, the 2022 is quite alluring." von ANTONIO GALLONI
93-95/100 Punkte - Trinkreife: 2030-2052

"The 2022 Angélus was cropped at 40hL/ha. It is aged partly in foudres (around half the Cabernet Franc, to be exact) and the remainder in new barrels, the Grand Vin with 14.45% alcohol and 3.65 pH. This takes a few minutes to unfold in the glass. Blackberry, iris petals and crushed stone notes are focused and delineated. There's opulence locked into these aromatics, but that is contained. The palate is medium-bodied with a mineral opening. Graphite and fresh tobacco thread through the layered black fruit, perhaps spicier than recent vintages. A gentle grip on the finish has some wood tannins to resolve, which should be addressed during its élevage. This will need several years in bottle, probably a decade - then I envisage this Saint-Émilion soaring."
95-97/100 Punkte - Trinkreife: 2028 - 2050