100 James Suckling
Stunning aromas of blackberries, black olives, brown sugar and dried flowers. Tar. Full-bodied, dense and layered. Superfine tannins, yet this is muscular and long. An amazing wine reminiscent of the great L’Evangiles of the 1950s. Straight track. Goes on and on. Truly great wine. Try in 2024. Just a baby.
19 Rene Gabriel
84 % Merlot, 16 % Cabernet Franc. Tiefes Purpur, satt in der Mitte, Granatschimmer am Rand. Wohliges, dunkelmalziges Bouquet, viel Brombeeren und dunkle Schokolade. Im Gaumen sehr füllig mit einer selten angetroffenen Opulenz bei einer Evangile-Fassprobe, alles ist harmonisch und am richtigen Ort. Da ist viel Pomerol-Erotik mit dabei. Für den Kellermeister Pascal Vazart kann man diesen phänomenalen durchaus mit dem 1998er vergleichen. 19/20 2024 – 2042
19 Rene Gabriel
84 % Merlot, 16 % Cabernet Franc. Tiefes Purpur, satt in der Mitte, Granatschimmer am Rand. Wohliges, dunkelmalziges Bouquet, viel Brombeeren und dunkle Schokolade. Im Gaumen sehr füllig mit einer selten angetroffenen Opulenz bei einer Evangile-Fassprobe, alles ist harmonisch und am richtigen Ort. Da ist viel Pomerol-Erotik mit dabei. Für den Kellermeister Pascal Vazart kann man diesen phänomenalen durchaus mit dem 1998er vergleichen. 19/20 2024 – 2042
95 Wine Spectator
Dark and dense, with a brooding personality, offering a mix of warm tobacco, espresso, dark earth, well-steeped black currant and fig fruit flavors. Finishes with a broad loamy swath of fruit and tobacco, showing a strong echo of mocha and tar. This packs some serious punch. Best from 2024 through 2040. 2,000 cases made. — JM
95 Wine Spectator
Dark and dense, with a brooding personality, offering a mix of warm tobacco, espresso, dark earth, well-steeped black currant and fig fruit flavors. Finishes with a broad loamy swath of fruit and tobacco, showing a strong echo of mocha and tar. This packs some serious punch. Best from 2024 through 2040. 2,000 cases made. — JM
93 Vinous
The 2015 L'Evangile has a fragrant bouquet with blackberry, raspberry coulis, cedar, truffle, and lovely Pomerol traits coming through. The palate is well balanced with succulent red berry fruit, smooth in texture with sweet vanilla-y new oak toward the finish that will require a couple of years to fully subsume. This is a fine Pomerol but it does not match my note from 12 months previously. Tasted blind at the Southwold 2015 Bordeaux tasting.
93 Vinous
The 2015 L'Evangile has a fragrant bouquet with blackberry, raspberry coulis, cedar, truffle, and lovely Pomerol traits coming through. The palate is well balanced with succulent red berry fruit, smooth in texture with sweet vanilla-y new oak toward the finish that will require a couple of years to fully subsume. This is a fine Pomerol but it does not match my note from 12 months previously. Tasted blind at the Southwold 2015 Bordeaux tasting.