The owners of Chateau Angelus have a long history in the Bordeaux wine region. In fact, the family can trace their Bordeaux roots all the way back to 1400! That is the first time the de Bouard de Laforest family is known to have been in St. Emilion. The story of Chateau is only slightly more recent. It dates back to 1564 when Georges de Bouard began to purchase land in the area.