Château Angélus

Château Angelus is a famous French winery. The estate of the appellation Saint-Émilion is classified in the highest Premier Grand Cru Classé A classification since 2012. Château Angelus is located at the foot of a slope not far from Château Beauséjour Duffau - Lagarrosse, located on the plateau of Saint- Émilion above.

Background

The winery has a vineyard area of ​​23 hectares; the average age of the vines is 30 years. The current planting is divided into 50 % Merlot, 47 % Cabernet Franc and 3 % Cabernet Sauvignon. The average annual production is 125,000 bottles, the average yield per hectare of 40 hl / ha (as of 2006). A second wine is bottled under the name Le Carillon de Angelus with an average of 15,000 bottles.

Château Angelus ( The angel ) is in the possession of the De Boüard de Laforest family. The name " Angelus " is derived from the location of the goods here, which is equidistant from three local chapels and thus can be heard from three sides at the same time three times daily ringing of the Angelus, according to Catholic tradition. The label on the bottles of wine a Angelus bell is shown. The wine of Angelus is highly appreciated by many connoisseurs, especially in Switzerland, due to its pleasant, smooth style. The Swiss love their nigh " bells wine."

The best vintages of Château Angelus are 2000 ( Wine Rating: 96 Parker Points ), 1998 (95 PP ), 1995 (95 pp), 1990 ( 96 pp) and 1989 (96 pp).

History

In 1909, Comte Maurice de Boüard de Laforest inherited a 13 acre vineyard name Domaine de macerate by his aunt, the Chevalier Charles de Lavergne Souffrain widow. In 1924, he bought a three -acre parcel with the name Clos de l' Angelus by the family Gurchy. After the Second World War the estate was renamed to the names known today. In 1969, we still acquired a parcel of Château Beau- Séjour Bécot.