Château Angélus 2020, 75 cl

Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate (William Kelley) writes about this vintage: "The 2020 Angélus has turned out superbly and underlines this estate's continuing shift to a more elegant, integrated style that offers a pure expression of its terroir. A blend of 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Franc, it unwinds in the glass with aromas of cherries, wild berries, rose petals, mint and subtle hints of licorice, followed by a medium to full-bodied, beautifully layered and vibrant palate that's deep, precise and penetrating, concluding with a mouthwateringly chalky finish. Some 120 hectoliters of Cabernet Franc, amounting to around 20% of the blend, were matured in foudre this year, which no doubt helps to account for the significantly reduced oak impact in the 2020."