Château L'Evangile - Pomerol 2020 (750ml)
Price: $319.00
| Producer | Château L'Evangile |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Subregion | Pomerol |
| Varietal | Bordeaux Blend |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Sku | 1005732 |
| Size | 750ml |
James Suckling: 99 Points
Very classy and refined with subtle complexity and linear structure. Floral and perfumed. Medium- to full-bodied. Fine velvety tannins and a bright finish. Racy and fine. Really intense. Juniper and fresh sage. Bitter lemon. Botanicals. Bright. 88% merlot and 12% cabernet franc. Drink or hold.
The Wine Independent: 99 Points
The 2020 L'Evangile is composed of 88% Merlot and 12% Cabernet Franc. Deep garnet-purple in color it is a little closed to start soon emerging with flamboyant scents of kirsch crushed blueberries and fresh plums giving way to hints of garrigue star anise iron ore roses and crushed rocks. The full-bodied palate is lively and vibrant with shiny black berry layers accented by bright mineral and spicy sparks and a velvety texture finishing long and fragrant. A beautifully poised and fantastically expressive L'Evangile - bravo to Juliette on her first vintage!
Decanter: 98 Points
The sculpting of L'Evangile that began over the past few vintages continues and the 2020 is a gorgeous wine. Pristine fruit silky with a whoosh of menthol. It elevates over the palate both dense and light with blueberry and raspberry fruits and pulses of bitter almond and honeysuckle on the finish that gives focus and spice. Juliette Couderc joined L'Evangile (from DBR Lafite's Long Dai winery) in September 2020 so for the harvest of this wine working alongside technical director Olivier Tregoat. 50% first wine with no Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend this year because it was so over-concentrated that it made too much impact. Increased selective harvesting meant going through vineyard plots six times to bring in the grapes as they ripened. A yield of 32hl/ha. In the final year of organic conversion so this next vintage 2021 will be certified.
Jeb Dunnuck: 97+ Points
The Grand Vin 2020 Château L'Evangile checks in as 88% Merlot and 12% Cabernet Franc all of which was brought up in 50% new French oak with 8% in amphora. Awesome notes of ripe black fruits darker cherries chocolate spicy oak and smoked tobacco define the aromatics and it's medium to full-bodied with a seamless elegant perfectly balanced mouthfeel silky tannins and a great finish. It's not massive yet shows the classic balanced elegant style of this estate today beautifully. Hide bottles for 5-7 years (it already offers pleasure) and drink this incredibly classy Pomerol over the following 30 years. It's pure class.
Vinous: 96 Points
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. - By Antonio Galloni on December 2022<
Wine Advocate: 95 Points
The 2020 L'Evangile was picked quite early as the estate's rather young vines were suffering in the dry conditions and the decision appears to have been judicious as the wine has turned out very well. Wafting from the glass with aromas of dark berries plums vine smoke and violets it's medium to full-bodied fleshy and layered with velvety tannins and an elegant harmonious profile that avoids any excess.
