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chateau l'evangile, pomerol 2015
DECANTER
94
WINE SPECTATOR
95

2015 chateau l'evangile, pomerol

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Why We're Buying

Château l'Évangile is one of the oldest and most highly respected châteaux in Pomerol. Its merlot-dominant wine consistently rates near the top of the appellation. It's a worth addition to any collection of world-class wine.

Critics Scores

DECANTER
94

Decanter

After the slightly leaner 2014, this is a full-bodied, rich, opulent Evangile with a powerful presence of ripe tannin and freshness provided by the 16 Cabernet Franc. Weighty but refined and with staying power.

WINE SPECTATOR
95

Wine Spectator

Dark and dense, with a brooding personality, offering a mix of warm tobacco, espresso, dark earth, well-steeped black currant and fig fruit flavors. Finishes with a broad loamy swath of fruit and tobacco, showing a strong echo of mocha and tar. This packs some serious punch. Best from 2024 through 2040.

JEB DUNNUCK
99

Jeb Dunnuck

In the running for the most opulent, sensationally textured, massive wine in the vintage is the 2015 L'Evangile and if tasting this beauty doesn’t make your heart rate increase, I don’t know what will. Made from 84 Merlot and 16 Cabernet Franc brought up in plenty of new oak, its ruby/plum color is followed by an awesome bouquet of blackberry jam, smoked meats, licorice, truffle, and hints of chocolate. Thick, opulent, super ripe, and decadent, with a full-bodied mouthfeel that needs to be tasted to be believed, it still stays balanced and fresh on the palate and is already impossible to resist. It’s going to keep for 3+ decades. This is one of those wines I wish every reader could taste!

JAMES SUCKLING
100

James Suckling

Stunning aromas of blackberries, black olives, brown sugar and dried flowers. Tar. Full-bodied, dense and layered. Superfine tannins, yet this is muscular and long. An amazing wine reminiscent of the great L’Evangiles of the 1950s. Straight track. Goes on and on. Truly great wine. Try in 2024. Just a baby.

ROBERT PARKER'S WINE ADVOCATE
97

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

The 2015 L'Evangile is composed of 84 Merlot and 16 Cabernet Franc and was matured for 18 months in new oak barrels from Tonnellerie des Domaines (their own cooperage). Deep garnet-purple in color, it absolutely leaps from the glass with complex, gregarious notes of blackberry pie, plum preserves, smoked meats/charcuterie, mocha and licorice plus suggestions of cloves, black soil and unsmoked cigars. Full-bodied, rich, opulent and jaw-droppingly sexy, it has beautifully plush yet firm tannins with a lively backbone and a very long, spicy finish.