Chateau Angelus Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2009 750 ML

Opaque purple/black colour. Aromas are rich & curranty with underlying brooding black-fruit. Powerful blackcurrant on the palate. A huge structure of mouth-filling black-fruit supported fine cedary oak that is so plentiful it is as if the wine is veneered. Warming alcohol balances the generous fruit. The finish is long but the wine needs time to settle and meld.\n \n Producer Information\n Château Angélus is a well regarded wine estate based in the Saint-Emilion region of northeastern Bordeaux. The property sits on a coveted spot just west of Saint-Émilion town, on a gentle, south-facing slope on the Saint-Émilion plateau. It produces a sumptuous, long-lived Merlot - Cabernet Franc wine that is regularly highly rated by critics.The château was given its name due of the presence of nearby church bells (an "angélus" is a Roman Catholic prayer bell) that could be heard chiming from the original plots of vineyards. The current château now hosts a framework of small bells on its rooftop.The site that is now Château Angélus was added to the small estate of the de Boüard de Laforest family in 1920 and, by 1985, the estate had 20 hectares (50 acres) of vines. Hubert de Boüard de Laforest, took over the company reins at this time and began to introduce more modern approaches to viticulture and winemaking.