2018 Chateau l'Evangile

2018 Chateau l'Evangile

Merlot

France / Bordeaux / Libournais / Pomerol

$320
JD 97
RP 97
V 96
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2018 Chateau L'Evangile, Pomerol, France

2018 was a special year at Château L’Evangile, as it was the first vintage to be produced with organic certification. However, the weather conditions proved to be challenging. The ten-day flowering period was particularly nerve-racking, with seven consecutive days of rain.

As a result of the heavy rainfall, mildew attacked the flowers, destroying a substantial proportion of the potential harvest. Fortunately, from mid-July onwards, the weather improved, providing excellent ripening conditions until the harvests. This first year with organic certification yielded grapes of extraordinary quality, the best we have seen in the last 20 years.

Chateau l'Evangile 2016

TASTING NOTES (AT BOTTLING):

Dark, dense colour with beautiful glints of violet.
Intense nose revealing stone fruit aromas with light vanilla and roasted notes. Full-bodied and generous on the palate culminating in a silky, smooth finish thanks to the sublime quality of the tannins in this 2018 vintage.

Château L’Evangile’s wines are described in an old edition of “Grand Vins de Bordeaux”, as “full-bodied and elegant, with incomparable finesse”.

GRAPE VARIETIES
80 to 90% Merlot, 10 to 20% Cabernet Franc
LENGTH OF AGEING IN OAK BARRELS
18 months, in 70% new barrels.
AVERAGE ANNUAL PRODUCTION
2,000 to 3,000 cases.
JD 97

Jeb Dunnuck

(Rating 97+) Made in the more lively, elegant style that seems to be favored these days, the 2018 Château L'Evangile is based on 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc, with the Cabernet Franc playing a much more lead role than normal. Beautiful blue fruits, green tobacco, violets, white truffle, camphor, and damp earth notes all flow to a gorgeously layered, full-bodied Pomerol with sweet, silky tannins, flawless balance, and a great finish. While I prefer the more opulent renditions of this cuvée, this is nevertheless a brilliant wine that has wonderful concentration, beautiful purity of fruit, and the class to evolve for 25-30 years in cold cellars. Reviewed by Jeb Dunnuck. Tasting date: March 11, 2021. Drinking window: 2021-2051.
RP 97

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2018 L'Evangile is composed of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc. Deep garnet-purple colored, it comes barreling out of the glass with explosive scents of boysenberries, stewed plums and baked blackberries with hints of lilacs, candied violets, Indian spices and garrigue, plus a touch of black truffles. Full-bodied, rich and powerful in the mouth, this blockbuster coats the palate with layers of black fruit preserves and exotic spices, framed by plush tannins and wonderful energy, finishing long and savory. Decadently approachable now, give it 4-5 years in bottle for maximum impact and drink it over the next 20+ years. Reviewed by Lisa Perrotti-Brown. Issue date: March 31, 2021. Drinking window: 2025-2045.
V 96

Vinous

The 2018 L'Évangile is flamboyant, spectacularly beautiful. Mildew in June took out fully 50% of the potential crop, resulting in a dense, opulent wine that is going to need many years to shed some of that baby fat. The 20% Cabernet Franc is the highest on record. The 2018 is an epic, modern-day Évangile. Raspberry jam, mocha, licorice, spice and chocolate come together as the 2018 blossoms with time in the glass. Made with 80% new oak. Both hedonistic and intellectual, the 2018 is a total pleasure bomb. Don't miss it. A real wow wine - huge! Reviewed by Antonio Galloni. Tasting date: March 2021. Drinking window: 2030 - 2048.

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  • CRITICAL REVIEWS
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JD 97

Jeb Dunnuck

(Rating 97+) Made in the more lively, elegant style that seems to be favored these days, the 2018 Château L'Evangile is based on 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc, with the Cabernet Franc playing a much more lead role than normal. Beautiful blue fruits, green tobacco, violets, white truffle, camphor, and damp earth notes all flow to a gorgeously layered, full-bodied Pomerol with sweet, silky tannins, flawless balance, and a great finish. While I prefer the more opulent renditions of this cuvée, this is nevertheless a brilliant wine that has wonderful concentration, beautiful purity of fruit, and the class to evolve for 25-30 years in cold cellars. Reviewed by Jeb Dunnuck. Tasting date: March 11, 2021. Drinking window: 2021-2051.
RP 97

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2018 L'Evangile is composed of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc. Deep garnet-purple colored, it comes barreling out of the glass with explosive scents of boysenberries, stewed plums and baked blackberries with hints of lilacs, candied violets, Indian spices and garrigue, plus a touch of black truffles. Full-bodied, rich and powerful in the mouth, this blockbuster coats the palate with layers of black fruit preserves and exotic spices, framed by plush tannins and wonderful energy, finishing long and savory. Decadently approachable now, give it 4-5 years in bottle for maximum impact and drink it over the next 20+ years. Reviewed by Lisa Perrotti-Brown. Issue date: March 31, 2021. Drinking window: 2025-2045.
V 96

Vinous

The 2018 L'Évangile is flamboyant, spectacularly beautiful. Mildew in June took out fully 50% of the potential crop, resulting in a dense, opulent wine that is going to need many years to shed some of that baby fat. The 20% Cabernet Franc is the highest on record. The 2018 is an epic, modern-day Évangile. Raspberry jam, mocha, licorice, spice and chocolate come together as the 2018 blossoms with time in the glass. Made with 80% new oak. Both hedonistic and intellectual, the 2018 is a total pleasure bomb. Don't miss it. A real wow wine - huge! Reviewed by Antonio Galloni. Tasting date: March 2021. Drinking window: 2030 - 2048.

2018 Chateau L'Evangile, Pomerol, France

2018 was a special year at Château L’Evangile, as it was the first vintage to be produced with organic certification. However, the weather conditions proved to be challenging. The ten-day flowering period was particularly nerve-racking, with seven consecutive days of rain.

As a result of the heavy rainfall, mildew attacked the flowers, destroying a substantial proportion of the potential harvest. Fortunately, from mid-July onwards, the weather improved, providing excellent ripening conditions until the harvests. This first year with organic certification yielded grapes of extraordinary quality, the best we have seen in the last 20 years.

Chateau l'Evangile 2016

TASTING NOTES (AT BOTTLING):

Dark, dense colour with beautiful glints of violet.
Intense nose revealing stone fruit aromas with light vanilla and roasted notes. Full-bodied and generous on the palate culminating in a silky, smooth finish thanks to the sublime quality of the tannins in this 2018 vintage.

Château L’Evangile’s wines are described in an old edition of “Grand Vins de Bordeaux”, as “full-bodied and elegant, with incomparable finesse”.

GRAPE VARIETIES
80 to 90% Merlot, 10 to 20% Cabernet Franc
LENGTH OF AGEING IN OAK BARRELS
18 months, in 70% new barrels.
AVERAGE ANNUAL PRODUCTION
2,000 to 3,000 cases.

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