{"id":1951,"date":"2025-02-22T15:11:18","date_gmt":"2025-02-22T14:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/champagne-bond500.com\/?post_type=product&p=1951"},"modified":"2025-05-08T17:09:49","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T15:09:49","slug":"angel-de-la-independencia","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/champagne-bond500.com\/eng\/produit\/angel-de-la-independencia\/","title":{"rendered":"Angel de la Independencia"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Angel of Independence Immersive Champagne experience is one of the <\/b>, most commonly known tasting by the shortened name El \u00c1ngel<\/b><\/i>\u00a0and officially known as\u00a0Monumento a la Independencia<\/b><\/i>\u00a0(\u00ab\u00a0Monument to Independence\u00a0\u00bb), is a\u00a0victory column<\/a>\u00a0on a\u00a0roundabout<\/a>\u00a0on the major thoroughfare of\u00a0Paseo de la Reforma<\/a>\u00a0in downtown\u00a0Mexico City<\/a>.<\/p>\n

El \u00c1ngel<\/i>\u00a0was built in 1910 during the presidency of\u00a0Porfirio D\u00edaz<\/a>\u00a0by architect Antonio Rivas Mercado, to commemorate the\u00a0centennial<\/a>\u00a0of the beginning of\u00a0Mexico<\/a>‘s\u00a0War of Independence<\/a>. In later years it was made into a mausoleum for the most important heroes of that war. It is one of the most recognizable landmarks in Mexico City, and it has become a focal point for both celebration and protest. It resembles the\u00a0July Column<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Paris<\/a>,\u00a0Nelson’s Column<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0London<\/a>, the\u00a0Victory Column<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Berlin<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0Columbus Monument<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0New York City<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The base of the column is quadrangular with each vertex featuring a\u00a0bronze<\/a>\u00a0sculpture symbolizing\u00a0law<\/a>,\u00a0war<\/a>,\u00a0justice<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0peace<\/a>. Originally, nine steps led to the base, but due to the sinking of the ground, an ongoing problem in Mexico City, fourteen more steps have been added.[<\/span>1]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

On the main face of the base facing downtown Mexico City, an inscription reads\u00a0La Naci\u00f3n a los H\u00e9roes de la Independencia<\/i>\u00a0(\u00ab\u00a0The Nation to the Heroes of Independence\u00a0\u00bb). In front of this inscription is a bronze statue of a giant, laureled lion that guides a child, which symbolizes, according to Rivas Mercado, \u00ab\u00a0the Mexican people, strong during war and docile during peace.\u00a0\u00bb[<\/span>2]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

Next to the column is a group of\u00a0marble<\/a>\u00a0statues of some of the heroes of the\u00a0War of Independence<\/a>. The column itself is 36 metres (118\u00a0ft) high. The structure is made of\u00a0steel<\/a>\u00a0covered with quarried stone decorated with garlands, palms and rings with the names of Independence figures. Inside the column is a two-hundred step staircase that leads to a viewpoint above the\u00a0capital<\/a>. The\u00a0Corinthian<\/a>-style capital is adorned by four eagles with extended wings from the\u00a0Mexican coat of arms<\/a>\u00a0used at the time.<\/p>\n

Crowning the column is a 6.7 metres (22\u00a0ft) statue by\u00a0Enrique Alciati<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0Nike<\/a>, the\u00a0Greek<\/a>\u00a0goddess<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0Victory<\/a>. Like other similar victory columns around the world, it is made of bronze covered with 24k<\/a>\u00a0gold<\/a>\u00a0(restored in 2006), and weighs seven tons. In her right hand the Angel, as it is commonly known, holds a\u00a0laurel<\/a>\u00a0crown symbolically above both\u00a0Miguel Hidalgo<\/a>‘s head and the nation below, symbolizing Victory, while in her left she holds a broken chain with three links, symbolizing Freedom from three centuries of Spanish domain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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ANGEL CHAMPAGNE EXPERIENCE<\/h5>\n
THE PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n
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Angel owes its unique taste and bouquet to the assemblage of three grape varieties: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier. The Chardonnay, a white grape, brings to our champagne its soft, fruity flavour and great refreshing acidity. Pinot Noir, one of the world\u2019s most exquisite red grapes, adds boldness and depth to the opulent taste of Angel. Pinot Meunier, also a red grape, is vital in the production of our champagne. Angel\u2019s distinctive notes owe much to the fruitiness and freshness this grape adds to the power of Pinot Noir and the grape of Chardonnay.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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HARVESTING AND PRESSING<\/h2>\n

In champagne, under the rules of appellation, harvesting grapes must be carried out by hand. Before pressing, our grapes are also hand sorted with a particular attention to detail. The process is timely but the quality of the yield is assured and unsurpassed. Angel uses state of the art pneumatic presses, not traditional baskets, ensuring the highest level of quality.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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BLENDING<\/h2>\n

Angel is a much admired, selected cuv\u00e9e containing only the most exquisite and richest pressings from Premier Cru harvested grapes. With the aid of our highly acclaimed oenologists, each year the wine of the vintage is skilfully blended with some of the sacred reserve wines from years gone by. This ensures greater levels of consistency which enables the finish, after assemblage, to become more delicate and complex in its nature.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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AGEING<\/h2>\n

After perfecting the blend, the wine is bottled, sealed and stored approximately 100 feet underground. Specifically, designed cellars dug deep beneath the chalky substrate create the perfect conditions for protecting our delicate cuv\u00e9es. Complex and time consuming methods adopted over hundreds of years by true artisans and time served craftsmen owe much to our celebrated wines. Our non-vintage brut ages on average 30 months, whilst our ros\u00e9 takes 36 months and our vintage cuv\u00e9es age over 7-8 years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":1966,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[19],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-1951","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-non-classe","first","instock","sale","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/champagne-bond500.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/1951","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/champagne-bond500.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/champagne-bond500.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/champagne-bond500.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1951"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/champagne-bond500.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/champagne-bond500.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/champagne-bond500.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=1951"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/champagne-bond500.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=1951"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/champagne-bond500.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=1951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}