2022 Le Carillon de Angelus

The 2022 Le Carillon d'Angélus was an impressive Deuxième Vin from barrel. Now in bottle, it has a clean, fresh and delineated bouquet with blackberry and graphite scents. The palate is medium-bodied and slightly granular in texture, with pliant tannins. It’s harmonious with a pretty, red cherry- and cranberry-tinged finish that exerts a light grip. This is quite delicious.

- Neal Martin (01/2025)

Aromas of fresh herbs, such a basil and lemon grass, come through here, together with blackberries, dark plums and some orange peel. Medium-boded with medium, velvety tannins that provide layers and a polished texture. It's long and creamy with lovely fruit at the end. A beautiful wine with a pretty structure, too. Drinkable now, but better after 2027. (01/2025)

The 2022 Château Angelus Carillon brings another level of class and purity, with beautiful cassis, spicy wood, spring flowers, and smoky, tobacco nuances. It's beautifully textured, has medium to full-bodied richness, and pure, polished tannins. It's a brilliant second wine from this team that has the class of a Grand Vin. (02/2025)

Based on Merlot from the cool, clay-limestone terroirs of Saint-Christophe-des-Bardes, the 2022 Le Carillon d'Angélus offers up aromas of sweet berries, plums, orange zest, cigar wrapper and creamy new oak. Medium to full-bodied, velvety and layered, it's deep and dense, with lively acids, sweet tannins and a gently lactic finish.

- William Kelley (03/2025)