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L`Evangile 2009
HED89556
75 cl
13.5%
£425.00
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Château l’Évangile is one of the oldest properties in Pomerol with a history stretching back as far as 1741. The 2009 vintage is a blend of 95% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc aged in 100% new oak. A vintage that has met with overwhelming success amongst the critics, expect notes of enticing dark fruits, decadent milk chocolate and fabulous structure.
100 Robert Parker
An astonishing effort from the Rothschild family, the 2009 l’Evangile may be the reference point offering from this estate for decades to come. A blend of 95% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc aged in 100% new oak, with 15% natural alcohol, it exhibits a sumptuous bouquet of caramels, black raspberry liqueur, blackberries, violets, graphite and truffles. Thick, viscous flavors are reminiscent of such super-ripe vintages as 1982, 1959, 1949 and 1947. The striking aromatics, massive, full-bodied mouthfeel and multilayered palate that resembles a skyscraper in the mouth offer an abject lesson in great winemaking, extraordinary terroir, and the ability to combine power with precision, elegance and freshness. This is unquestionably a huge wine, but it also possesses mindboggling complexity and finesse. Because of its sheer extract and velvety personality, it will be drinkable in 4-5 years, and will keep for four decades or more where well-stored. The most profound L’Evangile ever made? - Robert M. Parker, Jr.
96 Jane Anson
Smoky, grilled black cherry, enticing and confident, with ripened blackberry and raspberry fruits, pomegranate, cherry pit, white peach, sage and fennel, wrapped up in waves of smoked earth and cocoa bean. An exuberant vintage of L'Evangile, deceptively open, but will continue to age.Jane Anson10th October 2024
18 Jancis Robinson
39 hl/ha. 95% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc. Just a bit deeper than the Blason. Silky and subtle on the nose. Great richness and intensity. Firm line through it. Really up there. Great structure. Very firm and dry on the finish but not drying, Much more than just ripeness. Great density. Exotic and racy. Very long. (JR)
Vinous
The 2009 L'Évangile was found oxidized and not reviewed. Tasted blind at Farr Vintners 2009 Bordeaux tasting. Neal Martin1st March 2019
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