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2020 Château Angludet, Margaux, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Cabernet Sauvignon (46%),Merlot (42%),Petit Verdot (12%)
Jane Anson MW
91/100
James Suckling
92-93/100
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW
86/100
Antonio Galloni
88-90/100
Neal Martin MW
90-92/100
Jeb Dunnuck
91-93/100
Julia Harding MW
16/20
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Product: 20208008828
2020 Château Angludet, Margaux, Bordeaux

Description

Cabernet Sauvignon 46%, Merlot 42%, Petit Verdot 12%

Ben Sichel aged 30% of the crop in 7-hectolitre amphorae, with the balance in barrel (30% new). The 2020 is denser than ’19, with some concentration from the summer heat in evidence. Merlot was picked earlier for freshness; Petit Verdot does the structural heavy lifting. The bouquet is lush with ripe damson, the palate broad and generous with a touch of mocha. The finish is suave and seamlessly woven, courtesy of the amphorae. It’s a little jewel.

Drink 2025-2037

Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2020
Alcohol % 13.5
Grape List Cabernet Sauvignon (46%),Merlot (42%),Petit Verdot (12%)
Body Full Bodied
Property Château Angludet

Critics reviews

Jane Anson MW 91/100
Deeply fruited bilberry and blackberry, you really get the autumnal hedgerow vibe - well ripened but still with juice. I like this a lot, has character and bite, although the finish is a little spiky.Drink from 2026 to 2040jane_anson_mw, Decanter (April 2021)
Jane Anson MW, Decanter.com (Apr 2021)
James Suckling 92-93/100
Lots of blackberry and blueberry aromas and flavors with licorice and tar. Medium-bodied with a solid core of fruit and a long, creamy finish. Best of the trilogy. james_suckling, jamessuckling_com (April 2021)
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com (Apr 2021)
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW 86/100
Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2020 Angludet features scents of blackcurrant cordial, cedar, and raspberry leaves, followed by hints of tobacco leaf and sweaty leather plus a medicinal waft. The medium-bodied palate delivers a good amount of black fruits, with rugged, chewy tannins and a rather rustic, leathery finish.Lisa Perrotti-Brown, The Wine Independent (June 2023)
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, TheWineIndependent.com (Jun 2023)
Antonio Galloni 88-90/100
The 2020 Margaux Angludet opens with a burst of super-ripe red fruit, flowers, dried herbs and sweet French oak. Angludet is not an easy wine to taste today. It is at once overt and exotic, but also loses some of its initial exuberance on the mid-palate and finish. Drink from 2028 to 2040antonio_galloni, Vinous.com (June 2021)
Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com (Jun 2021)
Neal Martin MW 90-92/100
The 2020 Château Angludet is brisk and precise on the nose of blackberry and bilberry fruit, touches of iodine and pressed flowers coming through with time; there’s wonderful focus and energy here. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins. A saline and marine-influenced Margaux, well balanced with a little grittiness toward the finish. Yet overall, this classically styled Angludet has commendable breeding and should give 20 years of drinking pleasure. Drink from 2024 to 2040Neil Martin, Vinous.com (May 2021)
Neal Martin MW, Vinous.com (May 2021)
Jeb Dunnuck 91-93/100
The 2020 Château D'Angludet looks to be outstanding, with beautiful red and blue-tinged fruits as well as notes of dried flowers, sandalwood, and leafy herbs, followed by medium to full-bodied richness on the palate. Offering a layered mid-palate and ripe tannins, it’s just a round, balanced, delicious Margaux that will have 15-20 years of longevity.jeb_dunnuck, jebdunnuck.com (May 2021)
Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com (May 2021)
Julia Harding MW 16/20
Deepest crimson with smudgy rim. Lively, fresh aroma with the fruit not the oak to the fore. (No info provided on the oak used, nor on the varietal make-up.) Cassis, blackberry and some red-plum sweetness, which comes through on the palate. Not particularly intense but harmonious, with finely layered dry tannins. Definitely one of the more approachable and digestible Margaux 2020s I have tasted. Hint of chocolate on the finish. 13.5% Drink 2026 – 2037 julia_harding MW, JancisRobinson.com (April 2021)
Julia Harding MW, JancisRobinson.com (Apr 2021)

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Cabernet Sauvignon

The most famous red wine grape in the world and one of the most widely planted.

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