This is a fresh, vibrant Merlot-led Bordeaux (90% Merlot, 10% Cab Franc) from the Angelus team, made from estate plots just outside Saint-Émilion. You get notes of blackcurrant, cherry, chocolate, and cedar, with fine tannins and a chewy, peppery finish. Medium-bodied, approachable, and modern in style, it’s a more relaxed expression of the Angelus pedigree—refined but ready to drink soon.

Jamessuckling.com | JS 93
Published: May 24, 2021

A delicious, savory red with blackcurrant, chocolate and cedar aromas and flavors. It’s medium-bodied with fine, round tannins. Fresh and bright. It opens at the end and becomes chewy and intense. Give this two or three years to soften, but it’s already focused. Try after 2023.

The Wine Advocate | RP 89
Published: Jun 30, 2021
Drink: 2022-2032

Stephanie de Bouvard-Rivoal, the president of Angelus, was excited to introduce this brand-new, great-value addition to the Angelus stable. "The grapes of Tempo d'Angelus are exclusively sourced from vines belonging to Chateau Angelus, namely from plots acquired in 2017 for this very purpose and which are located in Castillon-la-Bataille and Sainte-Colombe, a few kilometers from Saint-Emilion, on magnificent clay-limestone slopes. It is vinified in a cellar specifically designed for it, within the 'Chai Carillon,' in which it benefits from state-of-the-art technology and all the savoir-faire of Angelus." The 2019 Tempo d'Angelus is composed of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc. Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, it skips out of the glass with exuberant scents of stewed red and black plums, kirsch and raspberry leaves, with suggestions of cracked black peppercorns, dusty soil and bouquet garni. The medium to full-bodied palate is soft and juicy fruited, featuring savory accents and bags of freshness, finishing with a peppery kick. 

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Tempo d’Angelus has been created as a in an alternative direction, a transposition of everything that makes up the Angelus world of excellence onto an approchable level.

Exclusively produced from vines acquired by Château Angelus in 2017 located in Castillon-la-Bataille, Saint-Magne-de-Castillon, Sainte-Colombe and the Francs sector, a few kilometers from Saint-Émilion, on magnificent clay-limestone slopes with high tuff rock and marl content.

These cold, deep soils together with the vineyards’ south-facing slopes have a direct bearing on the ripening process of the grapes, which display low levels of pH and high polyphenol content.

VINIFICATION

Tempo d’Angelus is vinified in a cellar specifically designed for this cuvée, within the “Chai Carillon”, in which it benefits from state-of-the-art technology and all the savoir-faire of Angelus.

Technical, environmental and æsthetic considerations were given equal importance in the design of this new state-of-the-art winery, which has been equipped with the finest wine-making tools. 

The color — is clear and dark.

The nose — bursts with fresh red berry fruit aromas, tiny berries and cherries, enhanced by subtle notes of oak.

The palate — a sensation of verticality and enhanced by a fine acidity which give the wine great freshness and pure fruit character.

The finish — is lingering with subtle notes of roasted coffee beans and oak coming through.