2021 Le Carillon d'Angélus

The 2021 Le Carillon D'Angélus is 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc that spent 18 months in 60% new French oak. Black cherries, mulberries, spicy wood, and hints of graphite and spicy wood all define the aromatics, and this beauty hits the palate with medium-bodied richness, a lively, elegant mouthfeel, fine tannins, and outstanding length. (04/2024)

A blend of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc, the 2021 Carillon d’Angelus is medium to deep garnet-purple in color. It races out with bright, cheery notes of red cherries, violets, black raspberries, and cinnamon stick, with an underlying hint of cardamom. The medium-bodied palate is soft and lively, with plenty of perfumed, red berry flavors and a minerally finish. (04/2024)

The 2021 Le Carillon d'Angélus offers up aromas of dark berries, grilled plums, espresso roast, sweet soil tones and cigar wrapper, followed by a medium to full-bodied, fleshy and layered palate that's deep and concentrated, with lively acids, chalky tannins and a long, youthfully oak-inflected finish. Like its big sibling, it's closed with a natural cork.

- William Kelley (02/2024)