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Critics Ratings

'Truly great stuff, this wine performed at a three-digit level both in the horizontal tasting of 2005s in Baltimore, as well as in Montreal at this mini-vertical. This sensational, opaque, bluish/purple wine offers up notes of vanillin, spring flowers, blueberry and blackberry liqueur, plus a touch of licorice. The wine hits the palate with a thunderous cascade of ripe, rich, concentrated fruit. It is full-bodied, multidimensional and layered. The tannins are beautifully integrated but still present, and the wood, acidity, alcohol, etc., are all beautifully assimilated in this magnificent, majestic vintage of Angélus. It can be drunk now, but it is still an adolescent and that suggests it has at least another 25-35 years of longevity.' - Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, 100/100 (Aug 2015)

'The 2005 Angélus is a gorgeous wine. Inky red fruit, mocha, espresso, dried fruit and iron give this potent, explosive Saint-Emilion tons of richness. The style is dense and heavily extracted - as was the norm at the time - and yet the 2005 is impeccably balanced. This is a magnificent showing from Hubert de Broüard, who has done so much to elevate the status of this once under-achieving property.' - Antonio Galloni, Vinous, 98/100 (Apr 2021)