Jane Anson, New Bordeaux 94-95/100: "A fairly large vineyard for Saint Emilion, at 23.4 hectares, on clay limestone and clay-sand-limestone. This year was 58% merlot and 42% cabernet franc. Beautiful rich colour with glass-staining vibrancy. Very, very nice. This is so juicy, so beautiful perfumed with strong notes of violet that you rarely get in such concentration. Mouth-watering finish, terribly elegant, tight tannins, and gorgeous acidity. This is a very successful wine, with no let-up in mid palate, and a very long, controlled finish. Excellent. Picking dates from Oct 6 until Oct 26. De Bouard on the vintage, ‘Had good ripeness, but not over-ripeness, especially on the skin. Ripe berries but very fruity and fresh skins.’ To maximise this, they worked on punching down, pumping over to work with the skin from the beginning until mid-fermentation, but they slow down to avoid over-extraction. With cold maceration below 10 degree, then very long maceration, but static, with no battonage."

Chris Kissack (The Wine Doctor): "This is 58% Merlot and 42% Cabernet Franc. Big smoky fruit, intense, aromatic, spicy and complex. Rich, dense, defined but creamy on the palate, although it also has a fine, stylish definition to it. Quite a firm substance, lots of texture, attractive weight in the mouth, very finely balanced, with lots of ripe substance. A very strong wine indeed, which has excellent potential for the future. 18-19+/20"

Jancis Robinson 17.5/20 Drink 2015-27. "Warm, toasty nose with real juice and life to it. Relaxed winemaking. Quite a bit of force though less vibrant than the Ch Ausone I have just tasted. But good purity and not too much alcohol. Sweet and succulent – just a little hint of dry tannins on the end. "

Decanter 17,5/20. "Typically Angélus in style. Deep, dark hue. Spicy, cedar nose. Rich, full extract but reined in and accented towards the fruit. Polished texture. Firm finish. Big but harmonious. Drink 2016-2028."

René Gabriel 18/20