2020 Chateau L'Evangile - Pomerol AC

Decanter.com – 98 pts – GH: *Glamour and seduction in spades at L'Evangile giving classic Pomerol typicity with a kick. Floral and expressive on the nose with pink and purple flowers, pink peppercorns, white and dark chocolate, raspberries and black cherries. Gorgeous texture on the palate, rich, deep, potent in the weight and tannic frame - chalky, ripe, mouthfilling, gently chewy giving bounce to the blackcurrant, plum, strawberry and cherry fruit while the minerality and salinity give a cool, fresh undercurrent. Clearly youthful and strict but such long length, really direct and focussed. Sleek yet muscular, everything feels precise and sculpted with a lingering clove and cinnamon edge giving the angles and tension right now. Clean and straight with precision, shape and style, tons of energy and juiciness. A great wine.* - 01/2023

Falstaff Magazin – (94-96) pts – US: *Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Ockerrandaufhellung. Reife dunkle Beerenfrucht, zart nach Pflaumen, Edelholz und Nougat, ein Hauch von Kardamom und Orangenzesten. Saftig, komplex, feine Süße, reife Waldbeerfrucht, präsente Tannine, mineralisch und gut anhaftend, reife Herzkirschen, aber auch etwas Gerbstoffbiss, im Nachhall würziger Rückgeschmack.* - 06/2020

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - (96-98) pts - LPB: *Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2020 L'Evangile rolls effortlessly out of the glass with notions of mulberries, black raspberries and stewed red and black plums, plus suggestions of Indian spices, dusty soil and violets with a touch of iron ore. The medium to full-bodied palate possesses compelling freshness and a fine-grained texture to support the muscular black and red fruits, finishing long and earthy. This 2020 blend of 88% Merlot and 12% Cabernet Franc has an alcohol of 14.5% and a pH of 3.8.*

WeinWisser – 19,5/20 pts – GL, TW: *Traumhaftes Bouquet, dunkle Herzkirsche, Rosenblätter, Trüffelpraline und Sandelholz. Am komplexen Gaumen mit seidiger Textur und betörender Extraktfülle, pures Vergnügen, karamellartige Textur wie Milch, dunkle Mineralik, athletischer Körper. Im gebündelten Finale mit einer edlen «Bitterness» dank des Cabernet Francs. Weniger Extraktion, weniger neues Holz. Stößt dieses Jahr in die Pomerol-Champions-League vor.* – 03/2023

JancisRobinson.com - 17+/20 pts - JL: *Dense and reserved but with a lift of chocolate and berry fruit as it opens. Generous fruit on the palate, the aromatic complexity more pronounced. Burgundian, berry-fruit nuance. Firmly muscular and tannic behind, the tannins solid but well honed. Slightly grippy finish which could be the oak needing to settle.* - 04/2021

JamesSuckling.com - 98-99pts - JS: *This is so floral and pure, showing crushed-grape character with some walnut and crunchy seeds. It’s full-bodied, juicy and fresh. Purity of fruit. Juicy and long. 88% merlot and 12% cabernet franc.* - 05/2021

Vinous.com – 96 pts – AG: *The 2020 L'Évangile is gorgeous. Rich, creamy and expansive in feel, the 2020 is a wine of succulence and textural richness. Black cherry, mocha, espresso, cloves, leather and licorice all meld together. Malolactic fermentation in barrel helps give L’Évangile its sumptuous, creamy personality. The 2020 spent 15 months in barrel, 50% new, with 10% of the wine aged in amphora. The 2020 is a gorgeous wine that is also a wine of transition, as so many things are being looked at with a fresh eye at the estate these days.* - 12/2022

Vinous.com – 95 pts – NM: *The 2020 L'Évangile, the maiden vintage under the new team, is matured in 60% new oak and 40% mixture of used wood and amphora. It has an expressive, mineral-driven bouquet that open nicely with aeration, light floral touches, incense and potpourri emerging with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins, lovely balance and very intense. This is not a powerful Pomerol, not one of huge dimension and muscle, yet there is a multi-layered finish of black fruit that lingers long in the mouth. One for laying down for a decade. Very impressive.* - 12/2022

Thewinecellarinsider.com – 97 pts – JL: *Chocolate mint, plums, espresso, black cherry, and dark cocoa on the nose. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, dense, rich, dark, deep, and powerful. On the palate, the wine is rich, deep, concentrated, tannic, and reserved. It is holdings its cards close to the vest. So, if you have a bottle, it is best to wait a few years before pulling a cork. The wine blends 88% Merlot with 12% Cabernet Franc, 14.5% ABV. Yields were low at 32 hectoliters per hectare. The Grand Vin was made from 50% of the harvest. Drink from 2027-2055.* - 08/2023