Carillon d'Angélus - Saint-Emilion 2016

Wine Advocate

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par Lisa Perrotti-Brown le 29/03/2019

The 2016 Le Carillon d'Angélus 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.

Yvesbeck.wine

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par Yves Beck le 20/03/2019

Rouge grenat aux reflets violet clair. Que de finesse et de complexité. Bon Pasteur 2016 révèle des notes fruitées, épicées et minérales. J'y relève de subtiles touches de baies noires mais surtout des baies rouges et des notes de craie. Au palais, ce sont la fraîcheur et la structure qui donne le ton. Elles sont d'ailleurs de pair avec les tannins qui se révèlent très lentement en fin de bouche et qui présentent un grain fin. En 2016, Bon Pasteur démontre avec brio toute la finesse qu'il est capable de révéler. Un vin de caractère qui sait si bien allier le charme et la rigueur. Il me fait un peu penser à son directeur technique ;-) Bravo à toute l'équipe pour cette belle réussite ! 2023-2041 95/100

Jeb DUNNUCK

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par Jeb Dunnuck le 01/03/2019

From the team at Angélus yet from a separate terroir, the 2016 Carillon d’Angélus comes from 75% Merlot and 25% Cabernet Franc, all of which spent 14-16 months in 50% new oak. This medium to full-bodied effort has some true Angélus character in its rocking nose of cassis, dried herbs, graphite, spice box, and chocolate-laced aromas and flavors. This gives way to a seamless, balanced, impressively textured wine that’s already drinking nicely yet promises to evolve for 10-15 years.

Jamessuckling.com

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par James Suckling le 04/02/2019

This is very reserved and tight with super fine tannins that are forceful and beautiful. Full-bodied, layered and beautiful. The tannins are forceful yet polished and thoughtful. Second wine of Château Angélus. Try after 2023.

Vinous

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par Neal Martin le 24/01/2019

The 2016 Le Carillon de l’Angélus has an attractive bouquet of black fruit, briar and hawthorn aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannin. Quite masculine and sturdy in style for a Deuxième Vin, revealing veins of black chocolate and bell pepper toward the finish. I appreciate the density of this Carillon, which I suspect will give 8 to 10 years of drinking pleasure.

Vinous

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par Antonio Galloni le 21/01/2019

The 2016 Le Carillon d'Angélus is absolutely gorgeous. In 2016, Carillon is 75% Merlot and 25% Cabernet Franc, with the Franc bringing considerable aromatic intensity and brightness to the wine. Deep, sensual and beautifully layered, the 2016 is a fabulo wine from Angélus. The new oak is a bit too much for a wine with this kind of mid-weight structure, but that is a relatively small critique for a wine that offers so much pleasure. Moreover, it will drink well upon release.