Château Angélus Saint-Emilion 1er Grand Cru Classé 1987

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Château Angélus owes its growing reputation to the Boüard family, present in Gironde since the 16th century and in Saint-Émilion since the late 18th century, following the marriage of Catherine de Boüard de Laforest to Charles Souffrain de Lavergne, owner of a château in the hamlet of Mazerat.

However, it was only at the beginning of the 20th century that Château Angélus adopted its—almost—current configuration, when Maurice de Boüard acquired the Clos de l'Angélus, a three-hectare plot named so because the chimes of three neighboring places of worship can be heard from it: the chapel of Mazerat, the church of Saint-Martin de Mazerat, and the church of Saint-Émilion.

The year 1955 brought recognition to Maurice de Boüard, his property being awarded the rank of Grand Cru Classé with the publication of the first classification of Saint-Émilion wines. After Maurice de Boüard's death in 1959, two of his sons, Christian and Jacques, took over Château Angélus and expanded it, adding a three-hectare plot from Château Beauséjour Duffau-Lagarrosse in the late 1960s.

In 1985, after more than 25 years of working with the wine at Château Angélus, Christian and Jacques de Boüard decided to make way for the new generation.

Angélus was promoted to the quartet of Premiers Grands Crus Classés A in the 2012 Saint-Émilion classification. No château has come so far in the Bordeaux hierarchy in such a short time. A prodigious rise accomplished over two decades, the work of Hubert de Boüard, a modernist winemaker, a great communicator and international consultant, and a powerful figure in local and national viticultural institutions. 2013 saw the complete renovation and embellishment of the winery, now topped with a spectacular carillon.

After restructuring the family vineyard's plots, giving himself every opportunity to reach the appellation's qualitative peaks, Hubert de Boüard passed the reins. Thierry Grenié-de Boüard joined Stéphanie de Boüard-Rivoal at the helm of the château in 2017. The eighth generation took over and significantly shifted the tide. Angélus exemplifies the formal and sophisticated perfection of today's great Bordeaux wines.