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100 Wine Spectator
Dark in color, almost purple black, with pure tapenade and hints of ripe plum and berry. Full-bodied, with layer upon layer of velvety tannins and chocolate, berry, vanilla and tea flavors. Lasts for minutes. I am blown away by this wine. This has been amazing since the moment I tasted it from barrel. Reminds me of the superb 1950. Best after 2015. 3,500 cases made. JS
100 Wine Spectator
Dark in color, almost purple black, with pure tapenade and hints of ripe plum and berry. Full-bodied, with layer upon layer of velvety tannins and chocolate, berry, vanilla and tea flavors. Lasts for minutes. I am blown away by this wine. This has been amazing since the moment I tasted it from barrel. Reminds me of the superb 1950. Best after 2015. 3,500 cases made. JS
19 Rene Gabriel
Tiefes Granat mit lila und violettem Schimmer. Elegantes, feingliedriges Bouquet, eher diskret zu Beginn, schwarze Beeren zeigend, Lakritze, Edelhölzer, Tabak und Trüffelnuancen, irgendwie noch zurückhaltend aber doch eine versprechende Tiefe mit sich bringend. Fliesst in den Gaumen wie eine schöne Melodie über die Zunge, harmonisch, gebunden, durch reife, geschmeidige Tannine geformt, cremig im Fluss mit einer nonchalenten Art, durch die Reife und die Fülle der Tannine eine delikate Süsse ausstrahlend. Es gab zwar schon Evangiles die in der Primeurprobe zuerst mehr zeigten, aber dieser ist das perfekteste Exemplar der neuesten Zeit. War einer der ganz grossen Publikumslieblinge unter den Degustatoren.
19 Rene Gabriel
Tiefes Granat mit lila und violettem Schimmer. Elegantes, feingliedriges Bouquet, eher diskret zu Beginn, schwarze Beeren zeigend, Lakritze, Edelhölzer, Tabak und Trüffelnuancen, irgendwie noch zurückhaltend aber doch eine versprechende Tiefe mit sich bringend. Fliesst in den Gaumen wie eine schöne Melodie über die Zunge, harmonisch, gebunden, durch reife, geschmeidige Tannine geformt, cremig im Fluss mit einer nonchalenten Art, durch die Reife und die Fülle der Tannine eine delikate Süsse ausstrahlend. Es gab zwar schon Evangiles die in der Primeurprobe zuerst mehr zeigten, aber dieser ist das perfekteste Exemplar der neuesten Zeit. War einer der ganz grossen Publikumslieblinge unter den Degustatoren.
96 Robert Parker
The 2005 L’Evangile’s gorgeous aromatics consist of spring flowers, black raspberries, licorice, truffle and graphite. The wine is full-bodied, rich, still youthful and backward, with sweet tannin and a long, layered, full-bodied mouthfeel. This stunner is capable of another two to three decades of longevity. The greatest L’Evangile since the 1982 and before the heroic duo of 2009 and 2010?
96 Robert Parker
The 2005 L’Evangile’s gorgeous aromatics consist of spring flowers, black raspberries, licorice, truffle and graphite. The wine is full-bodied, rich, still youthful and backward, with sweet tannin and a long, layered, full-bodied mouthfeel. This stunner is capable of another two to three decades of longevity. The greatest L’Evangile since the 1982 and before the heroic duo of 2009 and 2010?
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Château L'Évangile
The esteemed Château L’Évangile produces an impressively deep, structured and powerful example of Pomerol wine. Located on the southeast corner of the Pomerol plateau, the estate’s 22-hectares of vineyards are planted amongst the rarest gravelly topped sandy clay soils. With a history dating back to the mid-1700s, the château is one of the oldest vineyards in the appellation. Passing through the hands of several owners, L’Évangile is currently under the ownership of the Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite). The Rothschild family acquired the winery in 1990 from the Ducasse family, and has promised to preserve L’Évangile’s superior reputation. Over the past couple decades, the family has increased efforts in the vineyard’s management, and completed a thorough renovation of the château’s vat room and cellar. Under the Rothschild family’s leadership, the château has also created a second wine, Blason de L'Évangile which is an approachable red made in a similar character as the Grand Vin. While, Château L'Évangile the Grand Vin is traditionally vinified, it shows a dense and sturdy base of tannins with evident oak that is harmoniously integrated.