Blason de l'Evangile, Pomerol,

We tasted with Juliette Couderc, the new winemaker at Evangile, who arrived at the chateau in 2020 following a stint at Domaine de Long Dai (the Rothschild's estate in Shandong Province). She is full of enthusiasm, is clearly very gifted and is having an immediate impact on the wines. One or two plots on sandier terroirs were affected by frost. June was very wet. Juliette counted 20-23 treatments for mildew, but they managed to maintain their organic status. Simple, but enjoyable and well-constructed. Produced from 84% Merlot and 16% Cabernet Franc with no new oak. Not complex, plenty of red fruit notes, then an ample, quite slick, medium bodied palate. There's nothing vegetal here, just pure, rather charming plummy fruit with well-judged tannins and a nice seam of acidity. Refreshing.