Chateau L'Evangile 2023

Château L'Évangile is one of Pomerol's most revered estates, renowned for its richness, elegance, and remarkable longevity. Aromas of black cherry, plum, blackberry, violet, truffle, cocoa, and cedar lead to a velvety palate with refined tannins, exceptional concentration, and a beautifully persistent finish.

Food Pairing: Pair with beef tenderloin, roast duck, lamb, venison, mushroom risotto, or aged hard cheeses for a luxurious Bordeaux experience.

97 Points - Decanter

Fragrant redcurrant and cranberry. Milk chocolate, vanilla, creamy, fruity and fresh with cherry and plum fruit. Cool and crisp, so much freshness straight away and so sleek, the weight is there in the density of the ripe fruit but this keeps a very slick frame. Lovely movement and energy, softly vibrant but also quite rich—a spectrum of cranberry, blackcurrant and plum fruit gives lots of different expressions with liquorice and tobacco on the finish. Chalky and stony, with a lovely mineral grip too. Feels sophisticated, with balance, nothing sticks out, suave and elegant. I love its gentle expression though—it doesn’t shout, but this will be so great to drink and enjoy. Everything seems to be balanced delicately on a tightrope, with tenderness, density and tension. Really great and more finessed than some Pomerols. 3.8 pH. Ageing: 8% amphora, 50% new oak, 15% foudre, the rest used barrels. 42 hL/ha yield. Green harvests were performed to drop 15–20% of the potential yield, given the team had never seen so many grapes on the vines.

97 Points - James Suckling

Mesmerizing aromas of blackberries, bark and hints of dark mushrooms, violets and chocolate. Medium-bodied with ultra-fine tannins that are polished and very long, bright acidity and a long, vivid finish. Rather endless. 78% Merlot, 21% Cabernet Franc and 1% Cabernet Sauvignon. From organically grown grapes.

96 Points - Jeb Dunnuck

A brilliant, ripe, textured Pomerol, the 2023 Château L'Évangile offers a deep-hued, intense perfume of red, blue and black fruits intermixed with sappy flowers, chocolate and tobacco. Based on 78% Merlot, 21% Cabernet Franc and 1% Cabernet Sauvignon and aged 18 months in new oak barrels, it's incredibly refined on the palate, medium- to full-bodied, with ultra-fine tannins, stunning purity and a great finish. It might be playing it a little safe, but it's nevertheless a remarkable wine. Give bottles 4–5 years and enjoy over the following 30 years or so.

95 Points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

The 2023 Château L'Évangile has turned out nicely, unwinding in the glass with notes of cherries, iris, mocha and smoke. Medium- to full-bodied, rich and fleshy, with a broad, expansive profile, it's built around sweet tannins and ripe acids. It's a blend of 78% Merlot, 21% Cabernet Franc and 1% Cabernet Sauvignon, checking in at 13.5% alcohol, that was harvested between September 4 and 28, and yields came in at 42 hectoliters per hectare after a green harvest.