Chateau Angelus
Review of the Estate
Château Angélus, until 1990 known as Château L'Angélus, or simply L'Angélus, is a Bordeaux wine from the appellation Saint-Émilion, since 2012 ranked Premier grand cru classé (A) in the Classification of Saint-Émilion wine. The winery is located on the Right Bank of the Bordeaux wine region, in the commune of Saint-Émilion in the department Gironde.
The chateau also produces a second wine named Carillon d’Angélus.
Chateau Angelus has been owned by the Boüard de Laforest family since the Domaine de Mazaret was bequeathed to Comte Maurice de Boüard de Laforest in 1909, and expanded by the acquisition of Clos de L'Angélus in 1926 and a plot from Château Beau-Séjour Bécot in 1969. The name refers to the three Angelus bells audible from the vineyards, coming from the chapel at Mazerat, the church in Saint-Martin de Mazeret and Saint-Émilion.
Then named L'Angélus presentation card dated 1931, demonstrating the designs of the early 20th century, label, cork, case and capsule markings.
Hubert de Boüard de Laforest joined the family business at Chateau Angelus in 1976 having concluded studies under Émile Peynaud at the Faculté d'Oenologie in Bordeaux. Along with several modernising changes, the practice of maturing in new oak was begun in 1980. Chateau Angelus has been classified as a Premier grand cru cru classé (A) since 2012, was previously a Premier grand cru cru classé (B) since 1996, and was before that classified as Grand cru classé.
Chateau Angelus is currently managed by Hubert de Boüard, with the consultancy of the oenologist Michel Rolland.
Vineyard
Surface area: 57.8 acres
Grape Varieties: 50% Merlot, 47% Cabernet Franc and 3% Cabernet Sauvignon
Average age of vines: 30 years
Density of plantation: 7,000 - 8,000 vines per hectare
Average yields: 32 hectoliters per hectare
Average cases produced: 6,000 per year
Plateau of maturity: 4 - 25 years
Chateau Angelus Performance History Graph
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Chateau Angelus Wine List
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Wine | Point Score |
Chateau Angelus 1990 | 96 |
Chateau Angelus 1991 | 87 |
Chateau Angelus 1992 | 88 |
Chateau Angelus 1993 | 92 |
Chateau Angelus 1994 | 92 |
Chateau Angelus 1995 | 95 |
Chateau Angelus 1996 | 91+ |
Chateau Angelus 1997 | 89 |
Chateau Angelus 1998 | 95+ |
Chateau Angelus 1999 | 88 |
Chateau Angelus 2000 | 97 |
Chateau Angelus 2001 | 93 |
Chateau Angelus 2002 | 91 |
Chateau Angelus 2003 | 93 |
Chateau Angelus 2004 | 92+ |
Chateau Angelus 2005 | 98 |
Chateau Angelus 2006 | 95 |
Chateau Angelus 2007 | 92 |
Chateau Angelus 2008 | 93 |
Chateau Angelus 2009 | 99 |
Chateau Angelus 2010 | 98 |
Chateau Angelus 2011 | 94-96 |
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