Chateau Angelus, future star auctions ?

The recent accession of Château Angelus to the rank of Grand Cru Classé A, during the revision of the classification of Saint-Emilion, is already reflected in the auctions.

The market will not wait long to respond. Just announced the promotion of Chateau Angelus at the forefront of the classification of wines of Saint-Emilion had been formalized as the wine began to be actively sought in the auctions. By professional buyers, first and foremost, eager to enjoy this beautiful announcement effect to enrich their catalog a maximum of vintages of this reference. But also by amateurs individuals, wishing (re)find this wine. Le résultat ne s’est pas fait attendre : prices of some vintages have increased by more than 30% compared with the normal side iDealwine.

L’engouement que suscite le château Angélus dans les ventes aux enchères n’est pas récent : efforts and investments made since the late 1980 have resulted in a significant improvement in the quality of wines, the early years 1990, even in difficult vintages from the beginning of the decade. A welcomed change during the revision of the classification of the wines of Saint-Emilion, occurred in 1996. Château Angelus had then attained the rank of premier cru classé B. Alongside this qualitative progression, un facteur inattendu a contribué à doper la demande pour les vins de Château Angélus : the wine label, adorned with the famous bell, has indeed aroused the curiosity of Asian customers. A guarantee of success ... and

garantie de hausse des cours. The new rank of Château Angelus, promus Grand Cru Classé A il y a quelques semaines, should help to amplify this phenomenon. Angélus figure plus que jamais dans la short-list des candidats