Château L'évangile 2022

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Fresh, wonderfully refined and gorgeously polished and long, with very fine tannins. Medium to full body. Crunchy fruit and chocolate, hazelnut and spice. Exciting to see how this tensioned beauty will evolve. Wonderful clarity.

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L’Évangile reste frais de bout en bout, presque aérien, dans ce millésime marqué par le soleil. C’est un bel exemple de l’aisance avec laquelle le plateau de Pomerol semble avoir résisté à la singularité du millésime. Fringuant mais concentré sur son sujet, élégant, presque réservé mais généreux, satiné dans son toucher de bouche, avec un fruit qui se révèle doucement, le vin se fait peu à peu exotique, sensuel, séducteur.... Il devient radieux. On n’oubliera pas de remarquer la finesse des tanins. Tout ceci augure du meilleur quant à l’évolution du style de l’Évangile.

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Given the young average age of this estate's vineyards, its well-draining soils and the extreme vintage, I was a little apprehensive; but the technical team evidently took the conditions in their stride, harvesting the east-facing side of the vines (which sees the hottest afternoon sun) four days earlier. The resulting 2022 L'Evangile is beautiful, offering up aromas of raspberries, vine smoke, black truffles, violets and gravely soil. Medium to full-bodied, supple and velvety, it's seamless and polished, with a bright core of fruit and powdery tannins that temper 2022's inherent sweetness of fruit to sophisticated effect. At this early stage, it appears that the estate's progress with regards to élevage continues too, as Evangile's creamy oak signature is much released, allowing the fruit—and this superb terroir—to take center stage. It's a blend of 82% Merlot, 17.5% Cabernet Franc and 0.5% Cabernet Sauvignon.

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95-97/100