Chateau Angelus Bottle:12 This promising effort will require

This promising effort will require at least some restraint

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

releasing scents of yellow apple and peach

The crisp yet creamy palate doles out ripe pear

Italy where the cooler temperatures paired with soils that are a blend of limestone and sandstone

Chateau Angelus Bottle:12 This promising effort will requireKudos 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.