Producer
Château l'Evangile
L'Evangile has long been one of the most sought after Right Bank châteaux. Since the Rothschildfamily (the Lafite branch) purchased the estate in 1990, its quality has rivalled neighbouring Pétrus and Lafleur.
2016 Ch L'Evangile Pomerol - 6x75cl
- Colour Red
- Producer Château l'Evangile
- Region Pomerol
- Grape Merlot / Cabernet Franc
- Drinking 2023 - 2040
- Case size 6x75cl
- Available Now
2016 - Ch L'Evangile Pomerol - 6x75cl
- Colour Red
- Producer Château l'Evangile
- Region Pomerol
- Grape Merlot / Cabernet Franc
- Drinking 2023 - 2040
- Case size 6x75cl
- Available Now
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Goedhuis, April 2017, Score: 97-98
One of the most exciting Evangiles of recent times, which highlights the extraordinary quality in this area of Pomerol between Pétrus and Vieux Château Certan. With 92% Merlot, this is jet black in colour, and oozes sweet scented cherries and damsons. An absolute charmer if ever there was one, this is perfectly balanced between elegance and extraordinarily ostentatious deep dark spiced fruits. Very fine, very long and totally irresistible. DR
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Goedhuis, April 2017, Score: 97-98
One of the most exciting Evangiles of recent times, which highlights the extraordinary quality in this area of Pomerol between Pétrus and Vieux Château Certan. With 92% Merlot, this is jet black in colour, and oozes sweet scented cherries and damsons. An absolute charmer if ever there was one, this is perfectly balanced between elegance and extraordinarily ostentatious deep dark spiced fruits. Very fine, very long and totally irresistible. DR
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Neal Martin, January 2019, Score: 94
The 2016 L’Evangile has a sumptuous, generous bouquet of copious wild strawberry and cranberry aromas laced with veins of blue fruit. The oak here is neatly integrated, and this l’Evangile is perhaps a little more open at this stage than other vintages I have tasted. The palate is silky-smooth on the entry, very harmonious and certainly fresh and tensile, displaying a fine bead of acidity. It perhaps does not quite deliver the riveting complexity of some of its peers toward the finish, where it needs more body and persistence, but otherwise this is a very finely crafted L’Evangile that should age well over the next 20 or 30 years. 2023 - 2043
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Neal Martin, April 2017, Score: 94-96
The 2016 L'Evangile is a blend of 92% Merlot and 8% Cabernet Franc; the latter suffered more stress than the Merlot this year, especially the younger three and ten-year-old plantings. It was picked from 26 September until 10 October, which is earlier than many other Right Bank properties. It has a clean and precise bouquet with mineral-infused black fruit, more "distant" than the 2015 last year. With time, that small proportion of Cabernet Franc becomes more evident. The palate is medium-bodied with firm and grainy tannin. This is very structured as this Pomerol is wont to be, a gentle grip in the mouth, touches of tar and tobacco towards the finish that needs a little more flesh. I feel that this will develop during its élevage. This is excellent, although I do miss the contribution of the Cabernet Franc. Drink Date 2022 - 2045
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Antonio Galloni, January 2019, Score: 96
The 2016 L'Évangile is just as captivating from bottle as it was from barrel. Huge and explosive in the glass, the 2016 possesses stunning depth and textural resonance. At first a bit somber, the 2016 needs time in the glass to open up. Once that happens, all the elements fall into place in an effortless, gracious wine. Floral overtones add brightess to the dark cherry, chocolate, leather and spice flavors, while silky tannins round things out in style. Jean-Pascal Vazart describes 2016 as a late year. Harvest started on September 26, about ten days later than normal. The 2016 spent 16 months in French oak, 85% new. 2026 - 2056
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Antonio Galloni, April 2017, Score: 94-97
Jean-Pascal Vazart has done a magnificent job with the 2016 L'Évangile. Silky and caressing on the palate, the wine soars out of the glass with extraordinary perfume. Somehow it manages to be incredibly dense and deep yet stay light on its feet. Perfectly ripe, silky tannins add to an impression of total finesse. Captivating and riveting in its beauty, the 2016 L'Évangile is without question one of the most brilliant and memorable wines of the year. Vazart gave the 2016 lots about 31 days on the skins, with a gentle extraction, followed by malolactic fermentation in barrel.
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James Suckling, April 2017, Score: 98-99
This is a remake of the great 2015 but it’s much finer and more sophisticated. Such great quality and very sexy. Full body and ultra-polished and clean tannins. Salty, dark fruit. Superb length. Want to drink it!
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Matthew Jukes, April 2017, Score: 19+
Much darker than the 2015, with dense, blackberry fruit and superbly suave tannins this is a wine with considerable length and winemaker Jean-Pascal Vazart was justifiably thrilled with his wine’s performance. This is a superb, swarming L’Evangile with a dark, soy, richness and it will age forever. With superb glossiness and weight the power is delivered over minutes and not seconds. Stunning.
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Jancis Robinson, April 2017, Score: 17.5
Average yield 29 hl/ha, reduced by very low yields on their heavy percentage of young Cabernet Franc vines. 8% Cabernet Franc. They cooled the must to 5 °C for 5-10 days until the alcohol had reached 10%. Extremely deep colour. Very intense, concentrated wine. Sweet start. Very muscular. Almost like cassis cordial! Massive 14.5% alcohol. Exotic and distinctive. Big and muscular. Brooding. Savoury. 14.5% Drink 2030-2050
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Tim Atkin, May 2017, Score: 97
The balance of this wine was hard to get right, according to Jean-Pascal Vazart, but it doesn’t show on the nose or the palate. Using half of the normal percentage of Cabernet Franc, it’s a fine, sculpted, elegantly poised wine with a winning combination of texture, ripe fruit and balancing acidity. 2026-36
Region
Pomerol
The small sub-region of Pomerol is situated north-east of the industrious city of Libourne. Pomerol's soils are predominately iron-rich clay with a smattering of gravel that produce wines with extraordinary power and depth. As a result of this clay-dominance, it has the highest percentage of Merlot planted in all of Bordeaux. Certain châteaux are produced exclusively from this grape, but most incorporate smaller quantities of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc as well. Despite its hefty (if not exclusive) proportion of Merlot, many people think of wines from this region as separate entities. As one wine aficionado stated recently, "It's not Merlot. It's Pomerol." Despite the region's small size, Pomerol contains some of the world's most sought after (and expensive) wines including Pétrus, Le Pin, Lafleur, l'Evangile and Vieux Château Certan. Unlike other Bordelais subregions, there is no system of classification. The châteaux are traded on reputation alone.
