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Now Viewing: Chateau L'Angelus
A scant kilometre from the famous bell-tower at Saint Emilion, on its renowned south facing "pied de côte" (foot of the hill) site, Château Angélus is the story of a passionate involvement of the last four generations of the Boüard de Laforest family. The estate’s name derives from a particularly ancient plot of vineyard, from which the men tending the vines were able to hear the angelus ringing out from all three of the village churches, chapelle de Mazerat the church of Saint Martin de Mazerat and the church of Saint Emilion. At the turn of the century Maurice de Boüard de Laforest acquired this three hectare plot, adding it to the adjacent vineyard - Château Mazerat - which had been in the family since 1850. Little by little his sons Jacques and Christian expanded the holding by buying adjoining plots of land, until by the nineteen seventies they had completed the magnificent property run today by Hubert de Boüard de Laforest and his cousin Jean-Bernard Grenié. Promoted to premier grand cru classé rank, acclaimed world-wide as one of Saint Emilion’s finest wines, Château Angélus embodies one family’s dedication to getting the utmost from the excellent local "terroir" growing conditions. Here, in the vineyard and in the wine processing areas, respect of traditional methods goes hand in hand with ongoing technical advancements so that each harvest, each vintage achieves its peak of perfection.
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