Product Description
The 2020 Château L’Evangile is made up of roughly 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc. The wine spent 15 months in barrel, 50% of which were new, and 10% of the wine aged in amphora.
Tasting Notes
Vinous 96
The 2020 L’Evangile is fabulous. Aromatic, deep and fleshy, with magnificent purity of fruit, L’Evangile dazzles right out of the gate. Bright Franc aromatics add striking lift as well as vibrancy that carries through to the long, delineated finish. There is an energy to the 2020 that is palpable. Harvest for the Merlot began on September 3, ahead of a heat wave that was forecast, and wrapped up on the 14th for the Merlot and the 21st for the Franc. That approach worked so well here. In the past, L’Evangile and Lafite-Rothschild were very different stylistically, but that seems to be changing now that Saskia de Rothschild is spending a great deal of her time in Pomerol with the new winemaking team. The estate, certified biodynamic as of 2021, has been pursuing a more refined approach for a few years, but 2020 is the first recent vintage where the personality of the year seems to have aligned especially well with the current thinking here. The 2020 L’Evangile is easily the most Lafite-like L’Evangile I have ever tasted. Don’t miss it!
Anticipated maturity: 2030-2050
Robert Parker 97
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.
Anticipated maturity: 2026-2050
Producer Profile
Château L’Evangile
Estate Information
Area under vines: 22 hectares
Production: 36 000 bottles per year
Soils: Clay and Limestone, Iron Dross
Ageing: in 70% new oak barrels for 18 months
Planting density : 6 000 feet per hectares
Grape varieties:
- Cabernet Franc 20%
- Merlot 80%
Wines from this château:
- Château l’Evangile Pomerol
- Blason de l’Evangile
Learn more about Château l’Evangile:
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