Château Angelus

Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

2016

Blend

60% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Franc

Wine designation

Château Angelus, Red, 2016
Category: Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, 1er Grand Cru Classé A, Bordeaux

Food pairing

Enjoy with Kobe beef fillet, hare à la royale, pigeon en croûte with fois gras sauce.

Château Angelus

Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

2016

Tasting notes

This is a classic vintage, with astonishing richness and exceptional precision. The color is a deep black, the aromas powerful and pure, the impressive tannic structure expressed with subtlety. This richness combined with an elegant freshness, contributed in large part by sumptuous Cabernet Franc, promises great ageing potential for this magnificent vintage.

Vineyard

Vineyard size: 26 hectares
Soil composition: Clay-limestone on the upper part, clay-sand-limestone on the hillside.

Winemaking

Fermentation container: In stainless steel, concrete or wood vats with temperature control system (28 to 32°C).
Maceration technique: Vatting time 15 to 30 days.
Aging: Oak barrels.
Aged in 100% new barrels for 18 to 22 months.
Type of oak: French
Winemaker: Hubert de Boüard de Laforest

Heritage in the vineyard

Domaine

The name refers to the Church bells that can be heard on the vineyard as its location is so close to the three Saint-Emilion churches. Currently operated by Stéphanie de Boüard-Rivoal, representing the 8th generation of the Büard de Laforest family.

Green in the vineyard

Environmental practices

Completed for the 2019 harvest, the winery added on a 4,400m2 winery building, partially underground with a green roof. The facilities added laser optical sorting, vinification cellars, with ageing cellars. The vinification cellar, has a vat elevator to be able to fill using only gravity. Equally equipped with solar panels as part of it’s functions.