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Wine Description
The Story
Château Angelus is one of the largest and most prestigious St-Emilion estates and was promoted to1er grand cru classé status in the 1996 St-Emilion reclassification. Since 2012 ranked Premier grand cru classé (A) in the Classification of Saint-Émilion wine. Passionately managed for over four generations, Angelus is owned and run by two cousins, Hubert de Boüard de Laforest, andJean-Bernard Grenie and is located in the centre-west of the St-Emi...
Wine Information
2006
After an early start to the growing season, the weather conditions in August and at the beginning of September brought about a slow ripening of the grapes, enhancing freshness in the wine and guaranteeing long ageing potential.
The harvest took place in sunshine from September 19th to 29th with particular attention being paid this year to the timing of the picking of each plot. The perfect health and ripeness of the grapes enabled great...
