Chateau Angelus

Chateau Angelus Team, 2016 Vintage

Angelus is one of the largest and most prestigious chateaux in Saint-Emilion. Located in the western part of the heart of Saint-Emilion – directly west of the village itself – with 39 hectares of vineyards in one continuous piece on the slope directly downhill from Ch Beausejour-Duffau-Lagarrosse. Merlot grows in the cool limestone rich clay soils on the highest part of the slope, while Cabernet Franc grows in the warmer sand at the lower end. Named after the original 3.5 hectare ‘Clos L’Angelus’, Angelus has been owned by the de Bouard family since 1782 and is currently run by Stephanie de Bouard-Rivoal, who took over from her father Hubert in 2012.

Typically, the wine is a blend of 48% Cabernet Franc, 50% Merlot, and 3% Cabernet Sauvignon and is aged for around 18 months in 100% new barriques. Angelus – a richly layered red wine with deeply intense fruit set off by silky tannins – is also a favourite of the secret agent 007, starring in Casino Royale (the 1982 vintage) but also in Spectre and newly released No Time To Die (the 2005 vintage in both of the latter).

Angelus was promoted to ‘Premier Grand Cru Classe A’ status in 2012 and, in early 2022, made the announcement that they would no longer be participating in subsequent classifications.

We offer the following Saint-Emilion from Chateau Angelus:

• Chateau Angelus