Château Angélus

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.

Château Angélus
Wine regionBordeaux
AppellationSaint-Émilion
Cases/yr10,000
Known forChâteau Angélus (Grand vin)
Carillon d’Angélus
VarietalsCabernet Franc, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon

The château also produces a second wine named Carillon d’Angélus.

History

The estate 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.[1] 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, the label, cork, case and capsule markings.

Hubert de Boüard de Laforest joined the family business at Angélus in 1976 having concluded studies under Émile Peynaud at the Faculté d'Oenologie in Bordeaux.[1] Along with several modernising changes, the practice of maturing in new oak was begun in 1980.[2] The estate has been classified as a Premier grand cru cru classé (A) since 2012,[3] was previously a Premier grand cru cru classé (B) since 1996, and was before that classified as Grand cru classé. But according to research of journalist Isabelle Saporta, Hubert de Boüard is judge and jury in the preparation of the classification.[4][5] In 2018, the co-owner Hubert de Bouard has been charged with seeking to unfairly influence the outcome of the coveted Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classé rankings in his favour.[6]

Angélus is currently managed by Hubert de Boüard, with the consultancy of the oenologist Michel Rolland.[7]

Production

The estate consists of 23.4 hectares with a grape variety of 51% Merlot, 47% Cabernet Franc and 2% Cabernet Sauvignon. The annual production averages 10,000 cases of the Grand vin and 1,000 cases of the second wine.[1]

References
  1. Kissack, Chris, thewinedoctor.com. "Chateau Angelus".
  2. Peppercorn, David (2003). Bordeaux. London: Mitchell Beazley. pp. 386–387. ISBN 1-84000-927-6.
  3. Anson, Jane; Lechmere, Adam, Decanter.com (7 September 2012). "'Only three chateau dropped in new St Emilion classification".
  4. Saporta, Isabelle (2014), Albin Michel (ed.), Vino business, Paris, p. 253, ISBN 978-2-226-25479-5.
  5. "Soupçons de conflit d'intérêts sur le classement des vins de Saint-Emilion". 22 April 2013..
  6. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/10/02/one-frances-top-wine-chateaus-embroiled-inquiry-rigged-st-emilion/
  7. Asimov, Eric, The New York Times (11 October 2006). "Satan or Savior: Setting the Grape Standard".

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