2014 L'Evangile 75CL

Pomerol

₱12,995
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Wine Rating: RP 95 points
Drink by: 2024 - 2045

The 2014 L'Evangile comes racing out of the blocks on the nose with plenty of black cherry, blueberry, cold stone and black truffle scents, quintessentially Pomerol with impressive delineation and focus.
The palate is medium-bodied with a slightly grainy texture, lovely black fruit here laced with Earl Grey, spice and sage, quite intense and fanning out gloriously towards the long finish. This seems to have gained precision after bottling and I did warn that it may merit a higher score. This is a deeply impressive L'Evangile that might challenge Lafite-Rothschild in the long term. Chapeau!

The Léglise family from Libourne founded the property that was to become Château L’Évangile. At the turn of the 19th century, it was sold to a lawyer named Isambert and renamed the estate “L’Évangile”. In 1862, L’Évangile was purchased by Paul Chaperon, whose descendants, the Ducasse family, remained the property’s owners until 1990. In 1868, L’Évangile is listed as a “Premier Cru du Haut-Pomerol”.

In 1990, Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite) acquired L’Évangile from the Ducasse family with a view to ensuring that the property was looked after to the same high standard. Efforts were undertaken to improve the vineyard including the renovation of the vat room and the cellar which was completed in 2004 resulting in the property's new configuration.