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  • Country ranking ?

    835
  • Producer ranking ?

    11
  • Decanting time

    4h
  • When to drink

    from 2025
  • Food Pairing

    Roasted Beets with Goat Cheese

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The Story

The Léglise family from Libourne founded what is now Château L’Evangile. They were actively involved, around the middle of the 18th century, in building the Pomerol vineyard. L’Evangile appeared in the 1741 land registry under the name of Fazilleau.

At the turn of the 19th century, the estate already had much of its current configuration, stretching over some 13 hectares, when it was sold to a lawyer named Isambert. He renamed the estate “L...

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Wine Information

Truly an « enfant terrible », 2018 turned out to be one of the most beautiful vintages at the Château L’Évangile, an emblematic reference of the Pomerol appellation, on the right bank of Bordeaux.

The first half of 2018 was subject to very heavy rain, which caused a strong mildew pressure between May and July, even on the vineyard of Château L’Évangile. It was not until mid-July that the summer arrived, bringing high temperatures and causin...

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Vintage 2018

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 weat...

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An Evangile at its summit with a wine that takes you delicately from the start to the finish in the mouth, unrolling a satin-like texture unique to this vintage. The finale extends the wine in a magnificent way.

  • 98p

Big delicious tannins and powerful fruit go together in this finely perfumed wine. It has a smoky backdrop, with intense fruits and juicy acidity. It is so fruity and juicy now, though the tension behind the fruit suggests that it will mature quickly and then be at its peak for many years.

  • 99p

Ruby. Dark fruity nose, deep, floral, minerals, dense yet refined and layered. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruity, anise, some spices, liquorice, detailed, intense, spicy, blackberries, layered, nuanced, incredible depth, stunning length. WOW. 99-100

  • 100p

Deep colour. Beautifully composed wine with plum, graphite, praline, polish, mocha aromas. Lovely concentrated inky deep dark plum, blackberry fruits, plentiful fine graphite al dente tannins and underlying savoury oak. Powerful and full bodied but impressively balanced.

  • 98p

Dark purple red colour with violet hue and almost black core. Densely woven nose with excellent structure and depth, wonderful juicy fruit, multi-layered character and great depth. On the palate well structured with finesse, precision and complexity, rich yet ripe tannins, sweet fruit and impressing length 

  • 98p
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Origin

Pomerol, Pomerol

Inside Information

Wine Advocate-Parker :
The 2018 L'Evangile is composed of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc. The Merlot was harvested September 19 to October 2, and the Cabernet Franc was harvested September 25 to October 1. This is the optimal blend--with more Cabernet Franc coming through this year, since it was amazing. Deep garnet-purple colored, it slips seductively out of the glass with glamorous notes of baked black cherries, warm blueberries and raspberry tart plus wafts of kirsch, red roses, rose hip tea, espresso, licorice and sandalwood. Full-bodied, rich, concentrated and delivering opulent black fruit layers, the palate has a firm frame of lovely, ripe, rounded tannins and seamless freshness, finishing long and fragrant. Beautiful.

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