Angélus is the story of a passion stretching back over eight generations.

At Angélus, vines and wine are like a religion, a passion shared by the de Boüard de Laforest family since 1782. Less than a kilometre from the famous bell tower of St Emilion, situated on the much-vaunted "foot of the hill", Angélus is the story of a passion stretching back over eight generations. It is in telling this story that the author, Jane Anson, has chosen to begin the book. She invites us to discover the people, the soil and the vines.

Since 2012, following an extensive renovation, a much enhanced property has emerged, enlarged and featuring a bell tower which has become its soul and its symbol. The work of passing on vineyard knowledge and trades, however great it may be, is it not simply the result of the know-how and requirements of man?
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Through the previously unpublished photographs by Guillaume de Laubier, we can leaf through the history of Angélus, its daring and its art of living.