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Antonio Galloni

Vinous

The 2020 L'Évangile is gorgeous. Rich, creamy and expansive in feel, the 2020 is a wine of succulence and textural richness. Black cherry, mocha, espresso, cloves, leather and licorice all meld together. Malolactic fermentation in barrel helps give L’Évangile its sumptuous, creamy personality. The 2020 spent 15 months in barrel, 50% new, with 10% of the wine aged in amphora. The 2020 is a gorgeous wine that is also a wine of transition, as so many things are being looked at with a fresh eye at the estate these days. 12/2022

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Neal Martin

Vinous

The 2020 L'Évangile, the maiden vintage under the new team, is matured in 60% new oak and 40% mixture of used wood and amphora. It has an expressive, mineral-driven bouquet that open nicely with aeration, light floral touches, incense and potpourri emerging with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins, lovely balance and very intense. This is not a powerful Pomerol, not one of huge dimension and muscle, yet there is a multi-layered finish of black fruit that lingers long in the mouth. One for laying down for a decade. Very impressive. 12/2022

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William Kelley

Robert Parker/Wine Advocate

The 2020 L'Evangile was picked quite early, as the estate's rather young vines were suffering in the dry conditions, and the decision appears to have been judicious, as the wine has turned out very well. Wafting from the glass with aromas of dark berries, plums, vine smoke and violets, it's medium to full-bodied, fleshy and layered, with velvety tannins and an elegant, harmonious profile that avoids any excess. 04/2023

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Jean-Marc Quarin

Jean-Marc Quarin

Couleur sombre, intense et pourpre. Nez très aromatique, fruité, frais et mûr. Moelleux en départ de bouche, très savoureux au milieu, gracieux et doux dans son toucher, le vin s’étire délicat en finale sur une bonne longueur savoureuse. Assemblage : 88 % merlot, 12 % cabernet franc. Degré d’alcool : 14°5. pH : 3,85– IPT : 78 (moyenne +). Rendement : 32 hl/ha. Production : 50 % de la récolte. Une nouvelle équipe travaille à l’Evangile avec des préoccupations structurelles fortes préparant le vin de demain, entre autre le souhait d’élaborer un vin avec un pH moindre (c’est en partie un pH élevé qui contribuait beaucoup au toucher si hédoniste de ce vin dès sa jeunesse tandis qu’il pouvait parfois entamer son potentiel de vieillissement). Toujours à la recherche d’un peu plus de fraîcheur, les vendanges 2020 ont été très précoces.

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James Suckling

James Suckling

Very classy and refined with subtle complexity and linear structure. Floral and perfumed. Medium- to full-bodied. Fine velvety tannins and a bright finish. Racy and fine. Really intense. Juniper and fresh sage. Bitter lemon. Botanicals. Bright. 88% merlot and 12% cabernet franc. Drink or hold. 11/2023