Château L'Evangile, Pomerol, 2006
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 has had an immediate impact on the wines. This is one of the most cohesive and impressive Evangiles we've tasted for a while. There's a real sense of control and harmony. Nothing is disjointed or out of place. Much more complex than the Blason, with a real florality to the bouquet. Ripe griotte and damsons mingle with hints of pot pourri and cedar. The palate is bright and pure with a sense of tension and verve. Texturally suave, the mid-palate possesses a fine concentration with suggestions of dark hedgerow fruits and blueberries, framed by well-judged tannins and a bright engaging vein of acidity. Bravo.
critic reviews
Bright ruby-red. Reduced, wild nose offers black raspberry, graphite, tobacco and dried flowers. Sweet, dense and deep, with a lush texture for the year and a chocolatey ripeness to the flavors of leather, game and cedar. For such a pliant, sexy Pomerol, this has lovely verve and backbone.
The sexy, dark ruby/purple-tinged 2006 lEvangile achieved 14% natural alcohol, as high as any of the great vintages at this estate. Abundant amounts of dark raspberry and black cherry fruit intertwined with sweet plums and hints of figs as well as spring flowers jump from the glass of this medium to full-bodied, fleshy, supple-textured, silky wine. Drink it now or cellar it for 15-20 years.