Chateau Angelus Bottle:12 The crisp yet creamy palate

The crisp yet creamy palate doles out ripe pear

and peach are followed by flavors of tangerine

Vale Mean began a new life in new when Xito realized his dream ofmaking his own wine from his family‘s estate

while retaining perfect balance

This is an elegant

Chateau Angelus Bottle:12 The crisp yet creamy palateKudos to proprietor Hubert Bouard, who has been making brilliant wines at this estate since the mid to late 1980s. A blend of 58% Cabernet Franc and 42% Merlot, the beautiful (14% alcohol; 6,500 cases produced) is somewhat tightly knit, but it reveals a perfumed nose of rose petals, blackberries, menthol, and cedar. This broad, sweet supple attack is followed by a tannic mid section. The wine does not appear to be as dense or structured as the 2004.