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L`Evangile Half 2005
HED99183
37.5 cl
13.5%
£165.00
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L’Évangile 2005 is a Left Bank Bordeaux red wine from Pomerol, grown on gravel and clay soils bordering Saint-Émilion. The 2005 vintage’s warm, dry conditions produced fruit of density and purity, balanced by firm underlying freshness. Expect aromas of blackberry, plum and graphite mingling with cedar, tobacco leaf and subtle truffle tones. The palate is full and structured, with layered dark fruit framed by fine, persistent tannins and discreet oak influence. Available here in half-bottle format.
97 Jane Anson
My notes while drinking this say 'almost impossible not to gulp down', which is surely a positive quality for a wine of the year. Packed with intense, sun-ripened black cherry and damson fruit, all edged with smoked caramel and saffron. A great vintage to be trying in Pomerol right now, as many Pauillacs remain fairly closed even at 16 years old, but the Merlots of Pomerol are more willing to show off. Owned by the Rothschild family since 1990 in partership, and as sole owners since 1998, Jean-Pascal Vazart technical director. Located on gravel soils over heavy clay on the border with St Emilion, aged in 70% new oak.Jane Anson1st December 2021
96 Jancis Robinson
The 2005 L’Evangile’s gorgeous aromatics consist of spring flowers, black raspberries, licorice, truffle and graphite. The wine is full-bodied, rich, still youthful and backward, with sweet tannin and a long, layered, full-bodied mouthfeel. This stunner is capable of another two to three decades of longevity. The greatest L’Evangile since the 1982 and before the heroic duo of 2009 and 2010? Robert Parker29th June 2015
90 Vinous
The 2005 L'Evangile is a wine that I could not get my head around. The nose is a bit disjointed with touches of dried blood and scorched earth, and it does not meld together like the 2008 L'Eglise-Clinet served before. The palate has good density and is a little savoury in style, revealing hints of curry leaf with time. This broad-shouldered Pomerol just lacks a bit of finesse, partly due to the style of the vintage, partly due to what might be a little excessive oak. Tasted at the Pomerol dinner at Club Bâtard, Hong Kong. Neal Martin17th June 2025
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