Château L'Evangile, Pomerol, 2024

Name: Château L'Evangile, Pomerol
Brand: Château L'Evangile
Price: 570 GBP

Available Vintages

all 2005 2006 2008 2009 2010 2012 2013 2016 2018 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

justerini & brooks tasting note

We’ve been really impressed by the progress made at Evangile since Juliette Couderc took over as head winemaker. Lafite’s outpost in Pomerol has always had a great terroir and is now beginning to reach its full potential. Initially a touch shy, with some air, aromas of damsons, blueberries, and black cherries are revealed, nuanced by hints of leaf tea, sandalwood, mocha, eucalyptus, lavender, and violets. Darkly fruited, yet with a delicate saline element. Blue and black fruit vie on the palate, underscored by mineral notes of gravel and graphite, accented by touches of orange rind and violet. The vibrant core has a really pleasing texture with layers of sweet, exotic spice and a deep sense of minerality. This is a very smart Pomerol finishing with finely woven tannins laced with mulberries, cacao, and cedar.

critic reviews

93-95/100Lisa Perrotti-Brown,The Wine Independent

Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2024 l’Evangile leaps with vibrant notes of kirsch and black raspberries with underlying suggestions of wild thyme, lavender, and mossy tree bark. The medium-bodied palate delivers refreshing red berry and savory flavors with a lively line and a pleasant chewiness to the tannins, finishing with a real skip in its step.

DRINKING WINDOW 2028 - 2045

date of review 05/2025

93-95/100Neal Martin,Vinous

The 2024 L'Évangile was picked from September 18 to October 2. This has a "cool" bouquet with blackberry and bilberry scents and a little marine influence with a hint of oyster shell. The palate is medium-bodied with expressive Cabernet that imparts subtle graphite and tobacco notes. Again, this is fresh, quite structured, not long and perhaps a little tannic on the finish, but it will flesh out during its élevage in 50% new oak.

DRINKING WINDOW 2029 - 2045

date of review 05/2025

93/100Jane Anson,Inside Bordeaux

Savoury plum, soft tannins, a touch of chalk, graphite, lovely fragrant florals, and extremely finessed. A wine that will age with grace. In the cellar, this was one of their longest macerations on record, up to 28 days, carefully measured, Harvest 18 September to 2 October, 22hl/h yield. Zero press wine, 45% new oak for ageing, plus 25% in large oak casks, 7% amphora. Juliette Couderc winermaker. Blason de l’Evangile is not being sold En Primeur.

DRINKING WINDOW 2030 - 2044

date of review 04/2025

92-94/100William Kelley,Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2024 L'Evangile has turned out beautifully, reflecting this estate's recent evolution (refining barrel choices and integrating foudre into the cellar) and its comparatively young vineyard's propensity to perform well in years with minimal hydric stress. Offering up aromas of cassis and blackberries mingled with notions of violets and black tea, it's medium to full-bodied, lively and layered, with a velvety attack, good depth at the core and a persistent finish. This blend of 80% Merlot, 19% Cabernet Franc and 1% Cabernet Sauvignon attained 13.5% alcohol.

date of review 04/2025