Château Angelus
Saint Emilion Premier Grand Cru Classe
Red Blend from Bordeaux, France
Bottle size:
750 ml
Shipping: R99 nationwide
Château Angelus
The vineyard of Chateau Angélus is situated in a natural amphitheatre overlooked by the three Saint-Emilion churches. In the middle of this special site the sounds were amplified and the angelus bells could be heard ringing in the morning at midday and in the evening. They cadenced the working day in the vineyards and villages calling the men and women to stop their labours for a few minutes and pray. Less than a kilometre from the famous Saint-Emilion bell tower situated on the much-vaunted south-facing “foot of the hill” Angélus has been the life work of eight generations of the Boüard de Laforest family. In the first-ever classification of Saint-Emilion wines in 1954 Chateau Angélus was a Grand Cru Classé. Already at the time it benefitted from a solid reputation which helped it survive the Bordeaux wine crisis of 1973 and take part in the oenological renewal of the 1980’s. This was the context in which Hubert de Boüard de Laforest a graduate oenologist from Bordeaux University took advantage of this marvellous wine’s illustrious past while being resolutely turned towards the future and launched and continued to implement an ambitious innovative policy in favour of achieving excellence in wine growing and making.
Description
"The 2011 Angélus has a lovely bouquet with ample red fruit, fireside hearth/ash and a touch of Earl Grey. Fine definition and lift here. The palate is very well balanced with supple tannins, fine bead of acidity, quite sensual for the growing season with a judicious plushness and a sense of breeding on the finish. Superb." Vinous
Food Pairing
Beef, Lamb, Game (deer, venison), Poultry