Chateau Angelus - Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Red 2011

Grape

60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Franc

Tasting notes

The Château Angélus 2011 is a balanced Saint-Émilion Grand Cru red blend of about 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Franc, with a deep purple-red color, rich aromas of dark berries, licorice, and espresso, plus soft, silky tannins and a long finish.

The nose shows black raspberry, wild blueberry, licorice, espresso, and gentle smoke. The palate is medium to full-bodied with a smooth, velvety feel, offering rich blackberry, dark cherry, and cocoa flavors, and the finish is long and clean, with fine, well-blended tannins.

More About The Winery

Château Angélus is one of Saint-Émilion's most iconic estates, elevated to Premier Grand Cru Classé 'A' status in 2012 — the appellation's highest classification, shared with only a handful of properties. Owned by the de Bouüard de Laforest family since the 18th century, the estate takes its name from the three churches whose bells can be heard ringing the Angelus from the vineyard.

Hubert de Bouüard de Laforest, alongside his cousin the late Jean-Bernard Grenié, spent decades meticulously replanting and restructuring the vineyard, favouring Cabernet Franc alongside Merlot to build the estate's signature perfumed, structured style. Since 2012, Hubert's daughter Stéphanie de Bouüard-Rivoal has taken the helm, continuing the family's exacting standards while steering the estate toward organic and biodynamic conversion.

Angélus is consistently ranked among the most sought-after wines of the Right Bank, prized by collectors for its combination of power, elegance and remarkable ageing potential.