When the Ch\u00e2teau Ang\u00e9lus philosophy of excellence is applied to a selection of different Saint-Emilion terroirs, No. 3 d\u2019Ang\u00e9lus results. Blended with 85 to 90% Merlot, this wine is made for instant enjoyment as soon as it is delivered from the winery. It is a refined version of its illustrious parents, which provides enjoyment while waiting the necessary years for the First Wine and Carillon d\u2019Ang\u00e9lus to reach their full maturities. The vines used to grow No. 3 d\u2019Ang\u00e9lus are cultivated with the same care as those used to make its elders and their fruit is vinified with the same precision. The yields are larger and the wine is aged for a shorter period with no recourse to new wood: only one- or two-year-old barrels are used. No. 3 d\u2019Ang\u00e9lus is an easy-going, attractive wine, which gives its all when very young and can yet benefit from being kept for five to eight years. This wine is an archetypal Saint-Emilion and has always been distributed by the family-owned merchants.<\/p>\n