Herbert de Bouard's family has been in the Bordeaux area for 700, the last 250 years in Saint Emilion. When Geoges de Bouard arrived in Saint Emilion in 1782, he began purchasing vineyard land. Chateau Angelus began when Maurice de Bouard purchased a 3.5 hectare vineyard known a l'Angelus in 1921. 13 more hectares were added to the estate.
Today, the estate consists of 23.4 hectares with a grape variety of 51% Merlot, 47% Cabernet Franc and 2% Cabernet Sauvignon.