Chateau Angelus Bottle:12 Vale Mean began a new

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

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Chateau Angelus Bottle:12 Vale Mean began a newKudos 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.